Colorado’s biggest and smallest coal mines
Coal production has been declining in Colorado and across the United States. So what do we make of these mines, both of them named Elk. They both reported increased production in 2022.
Coal production has been declining in Colorado and across the United States. So what do we make of these mines, both of them named Elk. They both reported increased production in 2022.
Two energy bills got nowhere, one proposing to boost nuclear energy and the second purporting to preserve energy freedom of choice. Call them “statements.”
Colorado’s second largest utility worries about cost of reliable electricity with renewables. Environmental advocates challenge extreme-weather and other assumptions
A Craig City Council member on his community’s energy transition, Auden Schendler on corporate neutrality, Susan Joy Hassoll on methane, and more
To meet its climate goals, this Colorado city of 20,000 needs to crimp methane combustion. It could require all-electric in new buildings as early as 2024
Colorado has 49,000 abandoned oil and gas wells. Can biochar prevent leaks while sequestering carbon? A legislative bill proposes a study to find answers
Has the perfect recipe arrived to provoke even more rapid decarbonization of Colorado’s economy? The governor seems to be saying andale! Andale! Hurry, hurry!
Colorado PUC commissioners advised they should require Xcel Energy to aggressively pursue demand-management strategies
Agriculture uses the vast majority of water in Colorado, but its cities depend upon Colorado River diversions. That just might be a problem. Some solutions?
State’s largest electric cooperative picks up with Invenergy. What does that say about Colorado’s energy transition?
Xcel Energy commits to pilot project of new 100-hour storage technology at its Comanche station in Colorado. Will this technology displace gas?
To achieve climate goals, Gunnison County must wring building emissions, commissioners told
Say Xcel Energy’s high fuel costs associated with Storm Uri were entirely avoidable
Colorado budget has $9 million to expand geothermal outlay at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction
Taos-based Kit Carson Electric has a new contract with Guzman Energy that includes a provision for a possible green hydrogen project. Why so?
Xcel Energy announces testing of 100-hour batteries in Pueblo by as early as 2025. Will this technology displace natural gas peaker plants?
Electric cooperative in Colorado sets the two-year clock ticking with Tri-State G&T as it begins talks in earnest with new wholesale providers
$5 million in projects an important step in reimagining Colorado’s highways to accommodate wildlife
What goes into selecting those charged with being regulators of Xcel Energy and other utilities in Colorado during a time of rapid change?
Work of 15 scientists at Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory synthesized to help understand changed interactions among wildflowers, birds, and insects