May 12, 2011. Salt Lake Tribune

April 7, 2011. Deseret News
A panel of energy experts who spoke Wednesday on Utah's efforts to reduce the state's carbon footprint say the state is making some progress by using more solar, wind and geo-thermal power, but it's a slow go.

The six panelists at The Nature of Things 2011 lecture on reinventing energy at the city library said it will take a change in the...

March 7, 2011. KSL TV

January 26, 2011. The Salt Lake Tribune
When most people imagine police buildings, they don’t picture public plazas, solar panels, lush landscaping or a green roof.

But all that and more are planned for Salt Lake City’s $125-million public safety headquarters, designed to transform the block just east of Library Square.

The airy, angular and inviting blueprint marks a startling...

January 26, 2011. The Salt Lake Tribune
Draper received a $170,600 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy and finished installing solar panels on the roof of city hall this month as it begins its campaign to be a more energy efficient city.

The city first applied for and was awarded the grant in August 2009 when the City Council unanimously voted in favor of applying for it....

December 27, 2010. SolarIndustryMag.com
Critigen, a global technology consultancy, has unveiled its latest solar map, which was built for the city of Salt Lake City in collaboration with The Solar Salt Lake Project - a partnership among Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Clean Energy and other partners.

December 15, 2010. Interstate Renewable Energy Council
It’s out…the 2010 Freeing the Grid report, the national report card on states’ net metering and interconnection policies.Head of the Class: Massachusetts and Utah received exceptional “A” grades in both interconnection and net metering. This is the first time in the report’s history that any state has achieved “A” grades in both categories.

December 9, 2010. The Salt Lake Tribune
Over the past few years, Utah has gone from wearing a dunce hat to head of the class for its efforts to encourage the production of renewable energy.

A new study has identified Utah as one of two states that earned a double “A” rating for adopting policies that encouraged their residents to use solar and other renewable energy systems to...

December 9, 2010. Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah joined Massachusetts as one of only two states to earn "A" grades in a national report card that assesses policies and practices that help energy consumers more easily "plug in" to renewable energy resources.

December 9, 2010. KSL.com
SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah joined Massachusetts as one of only two states to earn "A" grades in a national report card that access policies and practices that help energy consumers more easily "plug in" to renewable energy resources.The annual ranking by the Network for New Energy Choices has seen Utah advance from failing grades in 2007 to a...