Xcel to pay $640 in Marshall Fire settlement
Electric utility admits to no fault in causing December 2021 fire
A stormy meeting in Yuma about water
Republican River district sees need for changes to keep Colorado in compliance with an interstate compact. Some say, what problem?
Why these tiny schools in Colorado are going underground
Liberty High School has a storied basketball history, a splendid gym — and too few students for a team. But it soon will have a cutting-edge geothermal heating and cooling system.
Xcel saves 7 months and PUC chair’s response to Pueblo County
Eric Blank says he hears county’s complaints but warns about trying to keep coal plants operating in violation of 2022 agreement. Was he out of line in where he responded? Environmental groups think so.
Why declining aquifers in Colorado matter
Colorado River rightfully gets attention. So should the groundwater depletion underway in the Republican and other basins
What readers had to say ….
Some thoughts about beavers in rivers, panic about solar panels, and the politics of Pueblo energy
Pueblo County refuses to repudiate plea to Trump
Two county commissioners spar on what had been agreed to in filing with PUC and third commissioner is silent in the matter
Will Trump try to keep coal burning in Pueblo?
PUC commissioners wrap-up 19 hours of “just transition” deliberations that became more about data centers than Pueblo’s future. A miffed Pueblo County says it has asked President Donald Trump to intercede.
United Power’s $250 million bet on natural gas
Fast-growing electrical cooperative north of Denver celebrates completion of 162-megawatt Mountain Peak Power Plant in perhaps record 20 months The story in brief: United has rapidly assembled generation and storage assets since it left Tri-State...
A sharp turn against solar in Montrose County?
New county commissioners decide regulations two years in the making are too lax. Will any solar be possible? The county is in chaos.
Why not create the Colorado River Compact they wanted in 1922?
Negotiations a century ago divided the river into two basins. That created problems. Why not scrap the artifice of two basins?
Aspen schools look underground for energy to cool and heat
District gets two grants to explore a potential geothermal well field. Some hope for an even-deeper dive.
Dim view of Colorado River too optimistic?
How low will Lake Powell get while the states try to reach agreement about natural flow formula?
Why rain and snow skips the Southwest
Human-caused climate change from burning fossil fuels may be involved in a persistent tilt toward dry patterns.
Why Fairplay needs another fast-charger
Colorado announces $5 million in grants for new high-speed fast-chargers for EVs. But the Trump administration continues to push back against this big pivot.
Why Denver must stand up to Xcel Energy
Proposed franchise agreement fell short of what city needs for a hotter future and higher electricity bills
High — and hot — theater in Denver
Activists hope to put the heat on the Colorado PUC to tell Xcel Energy no, no, no
Will Trump’s EPA be able to claw back $156 million for solar program?
Renewable developer says Trump’s energy policies will impair badly needed economic development in rural communities
Another gas plant for Tri-State. Implications for Xcel Energy?
PUC commissioners say OK to 307-megawatt gas plant at Craig as Tri-State prepares to close its coal units there.
The well-lived life of John Stulp
Colorado governors of the past and possibly the future gathered in Lamar to pay their respects. His last wishes were that the wheat harvest go on.
