Who’d have thunk? Colorado is now talking about when it will close its last coal plant
A compromise proposal would see Colorado’s last coal plant closing in 2034. Some think Comanche 3 should close much sooner, maybe even 2027.
Creating a low-carb diet of local and imported energy
Locavore eating, if honorable in intent, has limits. So does the idea of local energy production. Microgrids will have their place, but so will imported energy.
A vision for the energy equivalent of locavore
Why produce your electricity locally when it can be imported more cheaply? A new study makes the case for community solar in Colorado’s Garfleld County.
How new solar farm has made Aspen more resilient
A new 5-megawatt solar farm will give Holy Cross Energy greater ability to create a microgrid near Aspen, as might be useful in case of wildfire.
Seeing the big picture of renewable energy like an air-traffic controller landing a plane
Kit Carson, Holy Cross and other electrical utilities use a new technology from Camus Energy to get the big picture of variable renewable energy and demands.
As Holy Cross pushes toward 80% renewables
A pilot program of six home batteries represents an effort by Holy Cross Energy to better contour demands around supply as it moves toward 80% renewables.
Why so many candidates for the Holy Cross Energy Board of Directors?
Unhappiness can turn out candidates. But that doesn’t seem to explain this year’s bumper crop of candidates for Holy Cross Energy’s board. Could it be success?
Durango school bus has homework too
A Colorado electrical coop has embarked on a cutting edge project to learn how to use batteries to shave peak wholesale costs. A school bus has homework, too.
Is the moonshot an apt analogy for the urgency and scope of this climate-induced energy transition?
If the immediate work is mostly obvious, the urgency of decarbonizing energy is daunting. Is the moonshot of the 1960s really the most appropriate analogy?
No more closed doors at Tri-State G&T
A new law in Colorado gives electrical cooperatives some to-do’s and can-do’s. It also tells Tri-State G&T that meetings must be open to members, news media.
Two regional cooperatives call for a federal clean electricity standard
A letter signed by electrical coops in Colorado and New Mexico calls for a clean electricity standard among a broad suite of regulatory and legislative policies.
Holy Cross Energy takes a small but strategic step toward decarbonization and resilience with solar-plus-storage
Holy Cross Energy takes a small but strategic step on its journey toward resilience and 100% decarbonization with a deal for a solar-plus-storage project.
