Established in 1989, Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association (COSEIA) is the nonprofit trade association that’s leading Colorado’s solar industry. With more than 400 solar businesses in Colorado, COSEIA works to remove market barriers, highlight emerging trends, advance policy, and improve public outreach & education across the state. The COSEIA office headquarters is in Denver.
For media inquiries contact:
Neal Lurie
Executive Director
Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association
303.333.7342 | nlurie@coseia.org
COSEIA Press Releases
Solar Power Colorado to highlight utility CEO panel — Largest industry conference Feb 5-6 will debut The Path to A Million Solar Roofs
January 16, 2013
Colorado’s largest solar energy gathering of the year is drawing leading industry executives from around the nation who want to be part of paving The Path to a Million Solar Roofs. Solar Power Colorado highlight a ‘State of the Industry’ panel with leading solar CEOs sharing their views on the road ahead. This year’s conference also includes an insightful discussion on solar-utility partnerships with utility CEOs, including David Eves, President and CEO of Public Service Company of Colorado. The conference runs February 5 and 6 at The Westin in Westminster.
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Denver Recognized as First Solar Friendly Community
November 27, 2012
The City and County of Denver is the first municipality to be recognized as a Solar Friendly Community under an innovative new program designed to help bring down the costs of solar energy. Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock accepted the award at a ceremony November 27 at the City and County Building. Denver earned the gold level designation through its leading practices in making solar energy faster, easier and more affordable for residents.
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Unique Program Launches to Make Solar Easier for Citizens
September 13, 2012
“12 Best Practices: A Roadmap to a Solar Friendly Community’’ provides simple way to help cities and counties Solar Friendly Communities, a coalition working to make rooftop solar energy systems less expensive for residents, faster for solar installers and easier for local governments, will introduce a unique roadmap in three workshops next week.
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Colorado PUC Dismisses Appeal >
July 18, 2012
Today the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) dismissed an appeal submitted by the Solar Energy Industries Association® (SEIA®) and the Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association (COSEIA) regarding Xcel Energy’s renewable energy compliance plan. The appeal included two requested changes to Xcel’s 2012-2013 Compliance Plan that would have improved the business climate for Colorado solar businesses, which employ more than 6,000 people in the state. Carrie Cullen Hitt, Vice President of State Affairs at SEIA® and Neal Lurie, Executive Director of COSEIA, issued the following statement.
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Colorado Communities Take Steps to Grow More Solar Friendly >
May 30, 2012
Colorado communities are well on their way to becoming more solar friendly, thanks to work their officials are doing to find ways to make it easier to go solar. The Solar Friendly Communities project sponsored in-depth workshops this month in Denver, Golden, and Fort Collins to examine current practices and explore ways to streamline some procedures. A similar workshop for Boulder County is planned for June.
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