Jessica Matlock leaving La Plata Electric to take reins of Pacific Northwest G&T
Advanced La Plata Electric Association on several fronts but co-op remains a full member of Tri-State G&T
Should Colorado tell counties how to review renewable projects?
A bill being readied for introduction in March would create a state standard for review of renewable energy projects by Colorado jurisdictions. Is this really needed?
Could this be anything other than gas?
Platte River Power Authority issues RFP for up to 200 MW of dispatchable generation. Opponents of natural gas fuming.
Colorado got 2.6 times more energy from small-scale solar in 2017-2022
And there’s still plenty of roof space for more panels
Why data center tax breaks in Colorado? They’re coming anyway.
They use water, deliver relatively few jobs and could stall Colorado’s progress toward decarbonization. So why would we deliver subsidies?
Coloradans offer to cut water use in exchange for $8.7 million
A corn farmer who proposes to reduce use of Colorado River by 600 acre-feet would get enough money to buy what he calls an nice-sized tractor
Water costs in San Luis Valley Valley could quadruple
An acre-foot once cost $75 but could rise to $500as water managers struggle to find balance between demands and supplies — and the compact with New Mexico and Texas, too
What role will carbon capture play in Colorado’s efforts to end emissions?
Gov. Polis hosts conference today on the topic. New MOU with Alberta explicitly mentions it as a topic for cooperation
Firmer but still sort of pudgy numbers for Tri-State members eyeing the door
FERC issued documents that seem to provide Tri-State G&T members a clear idea about the cost of exiting. As always, there are asterisks aplenty.
A freight train of thoughts about the Colorado River
Becky Mitchell, Colorado’s chief negotiator on the Colorado River, demands that the lower-basin states take meaningful action on correcting the ‘structural deficit’
Bill limiting nonfunctional turf planting clears Colorado Senate
Minor pushback to proposed limits on new water-thirsty grasses in areas that get little or no foot traffic
What explains the sold-out water conferences?
The Colorado Water Congress is sold out again, this time a month in advance. How much do the Colorado River problems explain this surge?
Semaphores of a passing era in Colorado Springs
The Martin Drake Power Plant last burned coal in 2021 and now the smokestacks are coming down, too. Natural gas combustion will continue at the site indefinitely.
Rethinking electricity (and energy) at the very local level
It’s time to build the damn train! A peek at rail and other energy- and climate-related legislation at the Colorado Capitol
Solar time-out & other snippets from BP 81
Northwest Colorado gets grant, Tri-State a new CFO & other snippets from Colorado’s ever-shifting energy landscape
United Power adds 34 megawatts of battery storage to its future
Cooperative puts together storages, natural gas and other pieces for when it leaves Tri-State on Jan. 1
Energy guru says energy gap can be bridged
Amory Lovins says the United States is actually ahead of schedule on the massive task of moving away from fossil fuels and their emissions
What transmission will Colorado need in next 20 years?
Study now underway seeks to deliver answers crucial for state to attain GHG reduction goals.
Carbon capture, an opportunity or a waste of money?
Colorado legislators plan legal governance for carbon sequestration. Gov. Jared Polis to talk it up at a conference in Denver. But in Aspen, Joe Romm says the case for CCS is incredibly weak
Colorado bill proposes to include nuclear as a clean energy resource
Half of nation’s clean energy comes from nuclear. But new nuclear looks very, very expensive
