No specific recommendations for solar net-metering
Working group had met for several months but ended up agreeing to disagree on key items
Colorado factories producing new turbines
Vestas says new blades and nacelles are a turning point because they can produce more energy
At last, juice from Taylor Park Dam
It took awhile to make this happen but it immediately is cheaper energy for Gunnison County Electric Assocation
Another meeting in Pueblo about nuclear
This will be different. It will begin with the downsides. But ultimatwly what is the answer for lfie beyond Comanche 3?
Sales of EVs and plug-in hybrids rise to 22.1%
Colorado lags only California in sales in second quarter of 2024. It bucks national trends. But can this momentum be sustained?
Vehicle exchange program gets $9 million in funding
Older cars and those that fail state emissions test qualify, depending upon income of the applicant
Top counties for EV sales per 1,000 residents
Pitkin, Boulder, Douglas and Denver continue to lead Colorado. Even tiny Hinsdale County has a few
Billions needed in new transmission, but where exactly?
New study identifies investments of $4.5 billion to $8.3 billion needed in Colorado during next 20 years
Leaving everybody just a little bit unhappy
Colorado’s Mesa County worked hand to balance diverse interests and values when writing codes governing utility-scale solar. The work was quick, the result a success — for now.
Agrivoltaics becoming part of Weld County proposals
Many solar developers submit proposals to northern Colorado jurisdiction with explicit plans for agricultural production
Colorado electrical coops lead nation in federal grants
An outsized impact expected form $1.1 billion to spur clean energy transition by Tri-State, United Power and CORE
Why net-zero has become pointless
Don’t let perfect get in the way of a good, all-electric building
Microgrids and electric cul-de-sacs
Aspen and Springfield are two very different Colorado towns but alike in their electrical vulnerabilities. Will microgrids help?
Women and other changes in water
Women in water? Younger people with voices? Doug Kemper has seen those and other changes during his 40 years in Colorado water
Transforming homes one heat pump at a time
Money is available, but does Colorado have the necessary workforce?
Water and Colorado’s energy transition
Will there be a water bonus as we close coal plants? In the short term, yes. It’s harder to say in the long term. Here’s why.
Maybe a national first for battery storage?
Mark Gabriel has eight big batteries distributed across the United Service territory – and he’d like to have even more
And what if Donald Trump is elected?
Would a return to the White House by Trump slow Colorado’s clean energy train?
Wall Street smiles on Tri-State after financial frowns
S&P Global Rating raises outlook for generation and transmission association to ‘stable’
A second pumped-storage idea in Yampa Valley
This newer proposal would use the subterranean of the Twentymile coal mine for lower reservoir
