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.
Hope for a nuclear future
As coal recedes in Colorado, hope lingers that Craig can continue to generate electricity, this time nuclear. It makes sense — until the numbers are examined.
A conversation with Alice Jackson
Once an international ballerina, she is now helping guide Xcel Energy toward a goal of emissions-free electricity by 2050. Here’s some of what she’s thinking.
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.
Biogas in the San Luis Valley
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.
Briefly, a smile in the Powder River Basin coal fields
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.
Enviro groups scold Polis administration
WildEarth Guardians and four other groups sue Colorado’s Air Pollution Control Division about permit for West Elk Mine.
Gas prices and the endless blaming
Politicians and propagandists so rarely concern themselves with facts. Not to confuse the narrative, but here are a few that may matter.
Why nighttime heat matters so much
All-time daily temperature records have been smashed in Colorado this summer, but here’s why the rising overnight minimums are so concerning
The “Keystone Pipeline” won’t make gas cheaper
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.
Walking the legislative talk of environmental justice
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?
A triumph for wind on the ‘gangplank’
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.
