Thursday, May 22, 2014

USA, Colorado:

Governor to Sign Geothermal Bill May 30 (The Pagosa Springs Sun)


Next Friday, May 30, Governor John Hickenlooper will visit Pagosa Springs in Archuleta County, Colorado, USA, to sign HB14-1222 — a bill concerning geothermal energy generation and financing — into law.

The ceremony at which Hickenlooper will sign the bill is scheduled to begin at 12:15 p.m. on May 30, in Centennial Park (behind the Archuleta County Courthouse). The ceremony is open to the public. Centennial Park is the future site for the Geothermal Greenhouse Partnership’s facility.

HB14-1222, titled Clean Energy Private Activity Bonds, pertains specifically to geothermal generation and clean energy projects and aims to mitigate financial risk and enable local ownership of geothermal production. HB14-1222 modifies the existing C.R.S. 30-20-1203, which outlines eligible clean energy project financing, county approval and private activity bond financing.