Colorado’s second-biggest electrical generator looks at geothermal, nuclear, and other options as it closes coal plants
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Xcel Energy has some explaining to do
Can utility justify continued operations through 2030 after latest report of higher-than-expect costs? And what about the projected growth in demands of electricity?
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.
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?
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.
Fifteen years ago, coal was king. What does that say about the future of natural gas?
That’s the question before state regulators and consumers. Will today’s high-cost fixes become stranded assets in 15 years?
A natural gas ban in Boulder by June?
Methane mandate would apply to all new buildings and major remodels — with just a few exceptions.
The next chapter in Colorado’s decarbonization story
It may not read like Chinatown but this story about weaning our buildings off combustion of gases could get interesting.
Who in Colorado will be next to ban natural gas?
Boulder council wants to see natural-gas ban option. Lafayette’s ban to effect 3,000 to 4,000 residential units. And in Golden, progress has stalled.
Wringing emissions from buildings
To achieve climate goals, Gunnison County must wring building emissions, commissioners told
