The late president had nuclear training but an interest in renewable energy with impact in Colorado lingering to this day
solar energy
How can Colorado add this much renewable energy by 2040?
State needs to triple wind and quintuple solar. Role of state government vs. local control being sorted out in bill expected shortly
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
How NREL and the Nuggets are alike
Finally, the Nuggets are in the NBA finals, but the seeds were planted a decade ago. NREL decades ago helped push solar to where it is today, Now it is looking beyond 2030.
An investment to rival those of I-70 and DIA
Xcel Energy will spend $9-$10 billion on new transmission and energy generation as it leaves coal behind. Just how important is this investment?
Comanche 3’s shaky reason to exist
Colorado’s youngest coal plant has been down again in 2022. Can it be counted on to deliver power when it’s really needed?
Making steel with solar energy
Construction of the nation’s largest behind-the-meter solar project will begin in October after steel mill expansion in Colorado approved. The 240-megawatt solar farm will supply 90% of steel mill’s energy.
Solar at the headwaters
The high elevations and generally sunny skies make Colorado’s Middle and North Parks suited for good solar production, and a new solar cooperative hopes to assist that in happening.
How this Colorado ski town will achieve 100% emissions-free electricity
The ski town of Breckenridge and Peetz, a farming town along the Nebraska border, have relatively little in common other than they’re both in Colorado. But they’ll soon be tied at the electrical hip. A community solar garden near Peetz will be one among several that will allow Breckenridge to proclaim 100% emissions-free electricity.
