Legislator explains why he declined to vote for fracking bans, how he sees data centers, what it was like to work with Gov. Jared Polis in defining Colorado’s forward path on GHG emissions reductions — and on the many Thanksgiving dinners where he was the only Democrat.
But will the three provisional grants arrive? We do have an imminent change at the White House.
Transmission line in southeast Colorado a cause for guarded optimism among utility leaders
Key legislator talks about his role in Colorado’s energy pivot, his hope of achieving 97% emissions-free power at La Plata Electric, and Colorado’s need to forestall data-center problems
Mayor says EVs cost so much more. But there has to be something else going in the proposal to rescind a renewable energy goal. What is it?
No, say Platte River Power Authority board members. They will stay the course on a new plant that will cost $350 million
Electrical cooperative takes step toward maximizing potential of distributed energy resources
Mike Kruger says he has accomplished what he set out to do at the Colorado Solar and Storage Association and now it’s time to move on. He’ll leave at CEO at the end of March
Auden Schendler, Aspen’s blunt but savvy climate-change warrior, explains the failure of business sustainabiltiy efforts and argues for lessons drawn from the civil rights movement
EVs and plug-in hybrids were 25.3% of all new-car sales in third quarter of this year. What might slow the momentum?
James Michener’s “Centennial” celebrated the South Platte River and its human history. It’s a history worth revisiting on the eve of the nation’s 250th anniversary.
State energy office ramping up program with $60 million grant to assist towns, cities, and counties
In Colorado we like to believe that we are at the front of the class in this big pivot of energy. Are we?
Small modular reactors could help Colorado meet its mid-century goals for emissions. But much remains to be proven.
DC will be very different in January. But Colorado has strong momentum on its emissions-reduction journey
Some reason to believe that Colorado can continue to mostly chug along. But then there’s the issue of tariffs on solar panels.
Does Colorado need to restrict the production of oil and gas? That’s the argument of 350 Colorado
Some members of La Plata Electric displeased with cooperative’s departure in 2026. They cite fear of high rates
State senators touch briefly on energy and climate in post-electiin analysis
Federal money helps in Estes Park, but full cost in four member communities has not yet been determined
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