Renewables siting bill passes first hurdle
Bill stripped of most objectionable provisions to local government gets approved in first legislative hearing in final days of this session
A moment in time for Colorado
Centennial State has been taking giant strides in decarbonization. But among the 50 states, how exceptional are we?
A big decision about hydropower on tribal lands
In a FERC ruling regarding a project on Navajo lands in Arizona, Native American voices are finally factoring into energy projects
How much water remains in southeast Colorado’s aquifers?
Colorado legislative committee approves many millions for water projects in Colorado — including $250,000 for a study crucial for Baca County
Keeping water rights on the Yampa while utilities figure out future technologies
Bill moving through Colorado Capitol that would allow Xcel Energy and Tri-State G&T to keep water rights for 20 years after last coal plant closes
How can Colorado add this much renewable energy by 2040?
State needs to triple wind and quintuple solar. Role of state government vs. local control being sorted out in bill expected shortly
What Air Quality Control Commission members find challenging
This group has been given perhaps the most responsibility for creating policies to meet Colorado’s greenhouse gas reduction goals. Two members talk about the task
A big charge for Colorado’s EV network
From Holyoke to Dolores, plus Silverton, Cañon City, and Aurora, too: $22 million in grants for fast chargers
When utilities shut down the electrical grid
Xcel Energy had never before shut off power to its customers in Colorado to reduce risk of wildfires, but it’s not the first utility do so. It’s a complex, technical operation pioneered in California
United Power to get solar from near Pawnee
Power to help Brighton-based cooperative meet robust growth in demand beginning in December 2027
Today’s shift to EVs and a long-ago motorcycle ride
In 1915, travel from Colorado to San Francisco had lots of dust and bumps. But 15 years later much had changed.
Tri-State CEO defiant, combative in annual address
Duane Highley claims struggling wholesale provider has deliver results despite predictions of detractors
A huge year for Colorado solar in 2023. And it’s just a beginning
Mike Kruger of the Colorado Solar and Storage Association explains why the big jump now and how storage has become an important component of the trade organization’s agenda.
Wall Street quickly lowers Tri-State rating after La Plata votes to leave
Fitch and Moody’s downgrade wholesale provider’s rating. They also citing revenue generation problems
La Plata Electric bids adieu to Tri-State G&T
Directors say they see less risk going solo than staying tethered to their long-time wholesale provider
A natural gas bridge in Colorado to 2040?
Report finds significant cost savings if a relatively small amount of carbon can be accepted in state’s electrical generation
What constitutes a just transition for Pueblo?
Report calls for a nuclear plant to replace Comanche 3. But high costs and radioactive waste pose barriers to acceptance.
Nuclear a bad deal for Pueblo at any cost
City should not become a guinea pig for a technology that has not solved its waste problem
Colorado’s most aggressive steps yet to limit water for urban landscaping
Bill signed on Friday makes thirsty imported grasses a no-no in road medians and other places that rarely see human feet. Native grasses OK.
Theater in Pueblo about nuclear, but the real story will be delivered June 1
Debate about what constitutes ‘just transition’ lies at center of debate about what will replace Comanche 3
