Solar Power 2007: Second Golden Meter Award
On October 3rd in the Press room at Solar Power 2007 took place the Second Golden Meter Awards. Golden Meter Award For Excellence in Net Metering Rules was given to the Chairman of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), Ron Binz. The award was presented by Claudine Schneider, President of the Solar Alliance. Leaving the rivalry behin Colorado was selected from the authors of the Freeing the Grid 2007 report, the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC), the Network for New Energy Choices (NNEC), the Solar Alliance, and The Vote Solar Initiative, for crafting a best practice net metering policy. Proudly taking the award CPUC Chairman Ron Binz said:
We think we're doing things right in Colorado and it's great to have our hard work cited by these groups. With the leadership of Governor Ritter and the Legislature, we're creating a good environment for solar and wind power....
Colorado governor Ritter plays a major role in creating the environment that Binz talks about. Ritter has delivered on his New Energy Economy vision by building upon Amendment 37 and doubling the Renewable Energy Portfolio standard for investor owned utilities to 20% by the year 2020. As to the municipal utilities and rural electric providers, they are required to generate 10% of their electricity from renewable sources by 2020. This has been a long persued goal for Colorado and now when it’s finaly achieved we hope other states will folow in the name of brighter future.
