The single greatest obstacle to advanced energy deployment in the United States may be access to quality financing. In the 2013 legislative session, it would appear that states have recognized that financing is a critical element in growing a new energy economy.

In late 2001, the Enron Corporation--a darling of the financial world, a company whose executives were friends of presidents and the powerful--imploded virtually overnight, leaving vast wreckage in its wake and sparking a criminal investigation that would last for years. Journalist Eichenwald transforms the Enron scandal into a rip-roaring narrative of epic proportions, suitable for readers of thrillers and business books alike. In the roller-coaster...

Energy touches the life of every Coloradan. It powers our homes and businesses, and fuels the transportation of people and goods. It affects the air we breathe and the water upon which we rely. Investing in energy resources doesn't just provide electricity, heat, and fuel -- it spurs new innovations in clean technologies and lets us harness the ingenuity of those developing Colorado's abundant natural resources. Colorado's diversity of energy resources,...

"Funding for this report was provided by the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) through their Advancing Colorado's Renewable Energy (ACRE) Program."