EV sales were 17.1 of all new-car sales in thrid quarter. A new tax credit surely explains much. What else is going on?
Southwest Energy Efficiency Project
What do these numbers say?
A ProPublica database tells a story about Colorado’s shifting energy landscape and its advocacy organizations
EVs at 9.6% of auto sales in Colorado
Supply chain issues likely slowed sales, but state still moving more briskly toward 2030 goal than expected. Does new website provide useful info?
Xcel Energy’s vision of 100% emissions-free vehicles
Xcel Energy has elevated its vision of vehicle electrification . Can the grid meet this much demand? We can make it work, says SWEEP’s Travis Madsen.
A big step for a small mountain town
Crested Butte says no to new natural gas. Will Colorado’s larger towns and cities follow its lead?
Fossil-free in frigid Fraser
As Colorado debates how to decarbonize its buildings, evidence arrives of the cost-effectiveness of air-source heat pumps and other technologies that work even in the coldest places.
Colorado’s difficult journey of building decarbonization
Nobody in the world has done this, replacing natural gas combustion within buildings at scale. Colorado must if it hopes to achieve its goals of emissions reductions.
Climate, congestion and compromise in Colorado transportation bill
“Greenhouse” is found 42 times in the Colorado’s mammoth transportation bill. Congestion is part of the bill, too. And, unstated, is the word compromise.
Colorado on cusp of market transformation in buildings
A survey conducted by an energy advocacy group found evidence that Colorado may soon see widespread adoption of all-electric homes in new construction.
Howard Geller’s energy mission
Utilities in Colorado and beyond have embraced energy efficiency in large part because of the work of Howard Geller’ and the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project.