More solar for Tri-State G&T
Fewer panels but more juice with Spanish Peaks in the distance
United Power says it leads as a distributed system operator
Colorado’s largest electrical cooperative in terms of demand lays out hyper-localization strategy
La Plata Electric primes the electrification pump
The Durango-based electrical cooperative has created or increased three financial incentives, all of them under a new umbrella given the name Resolve to Electrify.
Los Angeles delivers a wake-up call for places like Durango
Colorado has no city as large as LA. The scale is smaller. But we should be attentive to lessons learned in California.
Colorado in 2024: fourth warmest year on record
Still gets cold, but just 2 all-time lows compared to 120 all-time highs
Thirteen questions about the “closest conference to the sun”
COSSA’s Mike Kruger explains what’s to like about this session and what’s on the mind of the solar companies
Jimmy Carter’s overlooked Colorado nexus
The late president had nuclear training but an interest in renewable energy with impact in Colorado lingering to this day
Loss of biomass won’t affect Holy Cross 100% goal
Closed biomass plant at Gypsum once was a major source of renewable energy for electrical cooperative. By the end it had become expensive.
Methane abatement projects to get $341.6 million
Flaring is focus of some of the funding arriving in Colorado
Looming questions about data centers
Gov. Polis and many utilities say that data centers can benefit just about everybody in Colorado. But others fear impacts to rates and potential setbacks in reduction of emissions.
An eddy in the Colorado River
Colorado and other upper-basin states insist lower-basin states bear the burden of trimming use. But even some in Colorado think this position fails to acknowledge the warming and drying climate.
Even in Idalia, soon a fast-charger to refuel passing EVs
In urban and rural places, Colorado now has 1,100 fast-charging ports. But how many aren’t working?
Rain on Christmas Day. It fits in with a broad pattern
Maybe rain on Christmas day wasn’t a result of climate change, but 2024 continued to warm across Colorado
V: How soon will we see more passenger trains in Colorado?
Steve Fenberg explains why he’s optimistic about the future of Front Range passenger rail – and in the mountains, too
IV: The legislation for which Steve Fenberg hopes to be remembered
Colorado became the first in nation to regulate companies that offer sperm donors – but weren’t necessarily honest about who the donors were
Part III: Talking about Colorado’s reliance on fossil fuel revenues
And Steve Fenberg shares that he sometimes thinks about what he can do to make himself a good ancestor
Part II: Steve Fenberg on regulating oil and gas — and Xcel Energy, too
Former Senate president defends work of Carbon and Energy Management Commission and talks about regulation of Xcel Energy
Part I: Steve Fenberg reflects on Colorado’s embrace of climate goals
Term-limited after eight years, key legislator talks about his role in helping guide Colorado’s big pivot in energy since 2019 and what he learned about the legislative process
What an esoteric bunch this is!
A full house in Boulder testifies to the success of Switch’s fast-paced, light-hearted approach to the difficult components of the energy transition and other aspects of sustainability.
A Republican River Basin milestone
10,000 acres in the basin have now been retired from irrigation. But Colorado must remove 15,000 more acres before 2030.
