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.
Tightening tensions in the Colorado River Basin
Without a more muscular federal role, must Colorado farmers bear the burden of water shortages in the Colorado River Basin? Cites likely won’t.
A big step for a small mountain town
Crested Butte says no to new natural gas. Will Colorado’s larger towns and cities follow its lead?
Electric pickups and farm country
John Stulp triangulated his travels between his farms in eastern Colorado and Denver and decided it was time to buy an electric pickup. Will other farmers soon be doing the same?
How can EVs help shave peak demands?
United Power wants to work with 50 EV owners to figure out how their batteries can best be used to manage demands on the electrical grid.
Pushback on building emissions
A law passed by Colorado legislators in 2021 requires natural gas utilities to start squeezing emissions from buildings. This could get very interesting.
