
Taylor Park hydroelectric and other gleanings
Hydroelectric at Taylor Park Reservoir finally seems to be moving forward after 85 years. Plus, the Polis geothermal initiative, and transmission authority.
Hydroelectric at Taylor Park Reservoir finally seems to be moving forward after 85 years. Plus, the Polis geothermal initiative, and transmission authority.
Colorado seems to have very few anaerobic digesters of any size. The EPA has planted a $200,000 seed at Mosca in hopes of seeing more.
Wyoming coal delivers profits for a change. But one of the big operators still plans to get out as coal plants in Colorado and elsewhere close.
WildEarth Guardians and four other groups sue Colorado’s Air Pollution Control Division about permit for West Elk Mine.
Politicians and propagandists so rarely concern themselves with facts. Not to confuse the narrative, but here are a few that may matter.
All-time daily temperature records have been smashed in Colorado this summer, but here’s why the rising overnight minimums are so concerning
If only we’d built the “Keystone Pipeline,” some people say, gasoline would be cheap. Well, actually, no. We need to stop telling ourselves stories that just aren’t true.
Colorado legislators in 2021 passed a suite of laws that define a new approach for making decisions in this energy transition. What will this mean exactly?
It was a day for triumph as the last wind farm along Colordo’s northern border was completed, giving Guzman Energy 145 megawatts of capacity.
Jason Allen explains how wind turbines are becoming more powerful and why he would like to see stability in federal tax credits.
Several counties on Colorado’s Western Slope have been told to expect many proposals for major solar projects in the next 3-5 years. Here’s why.
United Power has joined the Southwest Power Pool, solar trade group lauds Morgan County, and Colorado’s new transmission group slow to get off ground.
Will this revised plan that calls for the kinds of irrigation satisfy county commissioners in Colorado’s Delta County? This is the agrivoltaics story on its edge.
How will Xcel Energy squeeze emissions to match its promises? The company’s planning team leader Alice Jackson describes many questions that await answers.
Xcel Energy will spend $9-$10 billion on new transmission and energy generation as it leaves coal behind. Just how important is this investment?
The older house had solar panels front and back — and new windows, too. But the air conditioner couldn’t keep up with heat, even during May. What was wrong?
Xcel’s sprawling plans for its giant pivot from coal will dramatically transform the landscape of eastern Colorado. TBD: When will the state’s youngest coal plant close?
As Colorado starts squeezing natural gas from bujldings, Black Hills Energy proposes a voluntary program that will primarily use carbon offsets. Renewable natural gas itself is hard to find.
Black Hill Energy’s plan for 90% emissions reduction, microhydro at Snowmass, Eagle County’s beneficial electrification, Solar United Neighbors
Colorado has many energy balls in the air. Should a concept called community choice energy help in its energy transition. It has mostly worked in California.