Worsening hydrology tilts RTO benefits
A new study finds even greater benefits to many Colorado electrical utilities froma regional alignment due to declining electrical production from dams.
Betting on green hydrogen answers in Colorado
A billionaire industrialist from Australia ays he will invest money in Colorado in search of ways to commercialize green hydrogen. State officials say this “further cements Colorado as a frontrunner in clean energy technology.”
Also new in hydrogen
Former New Mexico mine site in running for green hydrogen study; Princeton’s Jessie Jenkins on green hydrogen and other energy pathways; and Wyoming, too.
Net-zero Geos housing part of international tour
The housing project in a Denver suburb struggled at first but now draws many visitors from Colorado, curious about the net zero energy techniques. Recently it drew visitors from the other side of the world.,
What Colorado’s legislators are saying
Colo. State Rep. Tracey Bernett says indoor gas stoves will soon be seen the way lead paint is now. State Sen. Chris Hansen talks about agrivoltaics.
Coal nears an end
Pueblo mayor says agreement will be good for his city as coal plants close, but the mayor of a New Mexico town fights a coal plant closure. And will nuclear replace coal plant in Wyoming?
Pueblo wind factory tripling employment
CS Wind hopes to triple employment at factory in Pueblo that produces towers for wind turbines for use across the United States.
A big pivot on Denver’s highways
Governing Magazine tells of a sharp pivot by metro Denver’s planning agencies to steer money away form highway widening and into other transportation fixes.
Cheerful delusions about the Colorado River
We really would rather be getting news about another Super Bowl triumph. But the Colorado River is rapidly nearing total disfunction. It is the story.
Is geothermal the missing piece?
Experts think existing geothermal technology could be used to yield 100 times as much electricity. What will it take to make this happen?
A breakthrough on tribal water rights?
Utes and other tribes are entitled to a significant share of water in the upper Colorado River Basin. Soon, formal talks will begin among the 4 states and 6 tribes.
What Boebert and Frisch did not say
The Congressional candidates were entertaining and depressing as they thrust and parried in their Club 20 debate. Where were the stories, the words that inspire, the bold visions for the future?
Hedging our water bets
Las Vegas in 2007 bet on declining reservoir levels in the Colorado River. The bet is now paying off. Municipal water providers in Colorado have started tightening the spigot for landscaping. That move is also wise — but overdue?
Sheep and sheen: agrivoltaics on the rise
Solar combined with agriculture seems to make sense in some places in Colorado. For example, could it help farmers in the sun-drenched San Luis Valley?
Craig’s shift from coal
With coal jobs declining and the end in sight, Craig has started taking steps to flesh out its tourism economy. Might hydrogen also become a sector?
Taking the case to the nation’s top banker
Why would Colorado 350 travel across Wyoming without having a place at the table of federal monetary policy? To be seen and sometimes to be heard.
For sale: Colorado’s biggest solar farm
Russian oligarchs own most of Evraz, operator of the steel mill in Pueblo. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, their stake in that plant has been problematic.
Filling in the fast-charging gaps in rural Colorado
Battery storage is the secret sauce of FreeWire, a company that hopes to help electrical suppliers in rural Colorado provide fast-charging services.
Climate taxes, Denver and Boulder
What exactly can cities do to reduce emissions? Boulder and Denver offer a study in how to go about this business of decarbonizing our economies.
Xcel Energy’s vision of 100% emissions-free vehicles
Xcel Energy has elevated its vision of vehicle electrification . Can the grid meet this much demand? We can make it work, says SWEEP’s Travis Madsen.
