A data center compromise?
This legislative session ends in 10 days. Two bills have starkly different perspectives about what would be right for Colroado. Might they cancel each other out?
Natural gas plant planned by Tri-State a no-go
Wholesale provider says it expects surplus capacity through 2035 despite absence of 307-megawatt plant near Craig
Bill would delay coal retirement until 2032
Colorado Springs says it needs more time to plan its exit from coal. The Ray Nixon plant is currently scheduled to retire in 2029.
Rising bills from Xcel? Who’s to blame?
Colorado Public Radio used a game-show veneer to keep this panel spiritedly chewing over the sort of nerdy but timely issue of rising utility bills
The big, big story this chart tells
“Holy moly,” said the staff at Big Pivots when this slide was shown at the River District meeting in Glenwood Springs
An electric highway through Elbert County
PUC commissioners side with Xcel Energy in land-use dispute southeast of Denver but admonish Xcel for outreach efforts involving final segment of 550-mile transmission line considered critical for Colorado’s greenhouse gas reduction goals.
Front Range passenger rail: nostalgia or viable part of our future?
Using existing tracks now devoted to freight instead of building new infrastructure matters entirely in these coming trains between Denver and Fort Collins.
Between chicken sandwiches and coffee mugs came big news
United Power CEO shares news of $262 million from Washington but also predictions about what to expect and what not. That includes the Colorado Rockies playing in the World Series.
Have the stars finally aligned for Front Range passenger rail?
Agreement clears way for passenger trains between Denver and Fort Collins in 2029. The last time a passenger train ran on those tracks was 1967.
Too much Magic Marker?
Leslie Glustrom gets support of her contention that Xcel Energy has gotten into the habit of redacting information in its filings that should really be public
Contested Craig unit to burn coal again
Southwest Power Pool tells Tri-State it needs electricity from closed unit because of resource adequacy concerns
A record-hot March. Now comes an El Niño?
Will inflows into Lake Powell will drop below those of 2002? You remember that year? A year of heat, drought and fire. An essay about changes and what precipitates them.
