From the cartooning pen of Christopher Boyer
Christopher Boyer’s take on President Donald Trump’s tilting against off-shore (and on-shore) windmills.
Xcel Energy gets a very big green light
PUC commissioners approve plans for up to 4,100 megawatts of new renewable energy, storage, and a bit of natural gas
Data centers in Colorado, yes, but on what terms?
One bill before Colorado Legislature proposes tax breaks. Another says data centers must have 100% clean energy. Part I of a series.
Compromise is so terribly, terribly hard
Give Colorado River negotiators room, said Jim Lochhead, former CEO of Denver Water. But now, it’s in the hands of the feds
Five quick questions for KC Becker
Colorado Solar and Storage Association’s CEO talks about upcoming conference, a premier annual event in Colorado’s energy transition
Another seed planted in Colorado’s energy transition
State awards $75,000 to operator of the Paonia Creative District as part of the just transition effort
Room for optimism despite the EPA ruling
Colorado in good position to hit its 2030 target for EVs. But Heatmap points to an interesting irony.
Ridding Denver-area homes of gas
Bolstered by state grants, Zero Homes is expanding its staffing in Colordo to help electrify buildings
Gearing up for data centers
Larimer County heading for a six-month moratorium on data center proposals and Weld County nearing adoption of regs. It’s a prime subject in Colorado.
How Colorado sees the Colorado River stalemate
Snowpack realities must be recognize by all seven Colorado River Basin states, says Becky Mitchell, Colorado’s chief negotiator
What would John Wesley Powell say today?
Powell was both an adventurer and a scientist. Perhaps that’s exactly what we need now to end the Colorado River stalemate.
Colorado tops 6 million
Need some elbow room? There’s always Wyoming. It has added populaton but far, far more slowly.
Must water be enhanced and encased in plastic?
Slim Woodruff has an ax to grind when it comes to bottled water that has been treated with a myriad of flavors, mined from halfway across the world, or that boasts of being “pure” and “natural.”
Difficult decisions on Colorado’s eastern plains
What is the balance between preserving agriculture and forging ahead with green energy and data centers?
Xcel can fix downed coal unit at Pueblo but at what cost?
Cost figures redacted in public report. Colorado PUC tells utility go ahead but at your own risk
85% is an A-plus for Holy Cross Energy
Glenwood Springs-based electrical cooperative has gone from less than 50% to 85% emissions-free energy in just a few years
Talking points after the gutting of NREL
Why we must defend the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and also NCAR
Targeting SE Utah with nuclear waste
Some ideas just won’t go away. One of them is storing nuclear waste amid Utah’s scenic canyons.
Kick the (coal) can down the road to 2040?
Colorado Springs Utilities wants legislation to let it delay retirement of its last coal-burning unit. It will face a fight among environmental groups.
Pluses and minuses for Colorado’s eastern plains
Study ordered by Colorado legislators will seek to provide 18 counties with facts to help shape best outcomes in the next 20 years
