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Series
Report from the Center volume 4
Publisher
Center of the American West, University of Colorado
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Author
Series
Report from the Center volume 10
Publisher
Center of the American West, University of Colorado
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Publisher
Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Concentrating solar power (CSP) systems utilize the sun's energy to create heat that is used to generate electrical power. CSP systems in the United States are installed primarily in the Southwest, with 92% of plants that are operational, under construction, or under development located in three western states--Arizona, California, and Nevada. This report provides an overview of CSP development in these states, or the 'Southwest' for the purposes...
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Series
NREL/TP volume 6A2-47179
Publisher
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Colorado has more renewable energy potential than it is ever likely to need for its own in-state electricity consumption. Such abundance may suggest an opportunity for the state to sell renewable power elsewhere, but Colorado faces considerable competition from other western states that may have better resources and easier access to key markets on the West Coast. This report examines factors that will be important to the development of interstate...