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
Obesity in Pitkin County
“Pleasantly plump,” is how one speaker described the proposed limits to exterior energy use at homes around Aspen. With the metaphor established, the comments rolled.
Above 90% for Holy Cross? Not until 2025.
Electrical coop hits 68% renewables in January but new transmission needed on eastern plains to deliver prairie winds across the Continental Divide
Taking stock of Colorado’s energy transition
Will Toor and others talk about the big picture at the Colorado Solar and Storage Association’s annual conference
Federal money for Colorado electrical cooperatives
Microgrid in Fort Lupton, solar plus storage near Durango, and likely more money yet for the energy transition in Colorado
Polis goes electric in lawn and garden at a Home Depot
Colorado’s Front Range has a dangerous problem of ozone. New tax incentives for electric lawnmowers and other equipment seeks to shrink the problem.
Data center subsidy bill postponed
Proposal to award tax incentives fo data centers postoned in Colorado Senate. Meanwhile, warnings from the Washington Post…
Mountain Parks links with Guzman Energy
Company continues to add smaller utilities in Colorado and New Mexico
