Durango waits for a water crisis
City of 19,000 has access to water stored in Lake Nighthorse. So far, it has been reluctant to tap it. Why?
Takeaways from Auden Schendler
Author of “Terrible Beauty” spoke in metro Denver this past week. Lsteners left with key messages in mind.
Groups say PUC needs to rein in Xcel
Utility makes near-record profits from its electric and gas operations in Colorado even as it seeks to raise rates
How much water remains in aquifers of SE Colorado?
Study being completed will help guide decisions about continued mining of groundwater in the Springfield area. Ogallala will be gone within 20 years, but the deepest formation could last a century.
From the cartooning pen of Christopher Boyer
Christopher Boyer’s take on President Donald Trump’s tilting against off-shore (and on-shore) windmills.
Xcel Energy gets a very big green light
PUC commissioners approve plans for up to 4,100 megawatts of new renewable energy, storage, and a bit of natural gas
Data centers in Colorado, yes, but on what terms?
One bill before Colorado Legislature proposes tax breaks. Another says data centers must have 100% clean energy. Part I of a series.
Compromise is so terribly, terribly hard
Give Colorado River negotiators room, said Jim Lochhead, former CEO of Denver Water. But now, it’s in the hands of the feds
Five quick questions for KC Becker
Colorado Solar and Storage Association’s CEO talks about upcoming conference, a premier annual event in Colorado’s energy transition
Another seed planted in Colorado’s energy transition
State awards $75,000 to operator of the Paonia Creative District as part of the just transition effort
Room for optimism despite the EPA ruling
Colorado in good position to hit its 2030 target for EVs. But Heatmap points to an interesting irony.
Ridding Denver-area homes of gas
Bolstered by state grants, Zero Homes is expanding its staffing in Colordo to help electrify buildings
Gearing up for data centers
Larimer County heading for a six-month moratorium on data center proposals and Weld County nearing adoption of regs. It’s a prime subject in Colorado.
How Colorado sees the Colorado River stalemate
Snowpack realities must be recognize by all seven Colorado River Basin states, says Becky Mitchell, Colorado’s chief negotiator
What would John Wesley Powell say today?
Powell was both an adventurer and a scientist. Perhaps that’s exactly what we need now to end the Colorado River stalemate.
Colorado tops 6 million
Need some elbow room? There’s always Wyoming. It has added populaton but far, far more slowly.
Must water be enhanced and encased in plastic?
Slim Woodruff has an ax to grind when it comes to bottled water that has been treated with a myriad of flavors, mined from halfway across the world, or that boasts of being “pure” and “natural.”
Difficult decisions on Colorado’s eastern plains
What is the balance between preserving agriculture and forging ahead with green energy and data centers?
Xcel can fix downed coal unit at Pueblo but at what cost?
Cost figures redacted in public report. Colorado PUC tells utility go ahead but at your own risk
85% is an A-plus for Holy Cross Energy
Glenwood Springs-based electrical cooperative has gone from less than 50% to 85% emissions-free energy in just a few years
