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?
New plans for Delta-Montrose solar
Will this revised plan that calls for the kinds of irrigation satisfy county commissioners in Colorado’s Delta County? This is the agrivoltaics story on its edge.
Delta County’s strange case of no
The 472-acre solar project would have melded past and future, sheep grazing amid panels, bolstering local tax revenues. Why exactly did officials reject it?
Cyberattack on Nov. 7 poses questions about vulnerability of electric system in Colorado
A Nov. 7 cyberattack on Delta-Montrose Electric Association that left the electrical cooperative unable to operate phones, e-mail, and payment processing for several weeks has raised questions about the motive of attackers and the security of other electrical...
Platte River Power executive to take on leadership of Delta-Montrose Electric
Alyssa Clemsen Roberts will take the helm of Delta-Montrose Electric Association after a stint at Platte River Power Authority.
Energy gleanings from Colorado
Solar farms in the works near Delta, Fort Collins and Pueblo, Jigar Shah shares thoughts on scaling the energy transition, CORE makes case to Aspen.
A power switch in Colorado
Delta-Montrose Electric splits the sheets with Tri-State Generation and Transmission. Will others follow?
Upheaval & Tension in Colorado
In 2006, directors of Delta-Montrose Electric were asked to commit to the middle of the 21st century to a coal plant to be built in the Kansas prairie. They had a different vision. More slowly, that wholesale provider, Tri-State Generation and Transmission, created a new vision, too, forced by the upheaval in the world of energy that is just now beginning.
