How Holy Cross Energy intends to deepen penetration of renewables
A pilot program of six home batteries represents an effort by Holy Cross Energy to better contour demands around supply as it moves toward 80% renewables.
Bye-bye coal and other regional briefs
The Economist say coal is becoming a museum piece (except in Asia), but perfervid hopes remain in Wyoming. More natural gas bans in California. Solar in Utah.
Net-zero and other Colorado briefs
Net zero talk in Vail, Aspen considers climate change and wildfire in 50-year water plan, droughty San Juans, and other energy and water briefs in Colorado.
Who’s next at the Colorado PUC?
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has indicated he will not reappoint Jeff Ackermann to the PUC. Here are 3 individuals he may be considering.
Can this car’s battery keep the rec center lights on and save money too?
A pilot project in Boulder is testing whether a Nissan Leaf battery can help light a city recreation center—and shave the electric bill for peak demand, too.
Tri-State’s carbon-constrained path
Tri-State G&T’s plan to deeply decarbonize its electrical supply in Colorado is voluminous, but it leaves many blanks to be filled in later.
Blue Sky Mountain in lieu of Evans?
Now 156 years after the Sand Creek bloodbath, Cheyenne and Arapaho have joined with The Wilderness Society to support Blue Sky Mountain to replace Mt. Evans.
Regional roundup for Nov. 20
Peabody Coal’s future in Wyoming, Arizona’s solar plus storage, and solar projects in New Mexico as coal plants retire. A roundup of regional energy-transition news.
A new era for Tri-State
Colorado’s second biggest electrical utility will soon identify its path to 80% reduced emissions by 2030. Surely this map will include Arizona and Wyoming.
A nudge, not a shove
Three Colroado coal plants must retire by the end of 2028, a year earlier than the utilities planned, the state’s Air Quality Control Commission has ruled. Still to be decided: Hayden units 1 and 2.
Reflections after East Troublesome
Greensburg, Kan., rebuilt green erand better after a devastating tornado. Grand County, which lost hundreds of homes to the East Troublesome fire, can too.
A tale of two Colorado cities
Boulder and Cañon City have been going in opposite directions since the 1870s when one took the state prison, the other the state university. They did so again in their utility franchise votes.
