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Greening up roads and buildings. May 27, 2021. May 24, 2021 by Allen Best. A Colorado bill proposes to add the global warming potential of materials used in buildings — and, in a national first, roads —in evaluating state funded projects. COLORADO ENERGY GLEANINGS The electrical cooperative reported last week that the 2020 adjusted net operating margins exceeded $4.3 million, more than double those in 2019 and the best since 2014. Power supply costs decreased by more than $2.7 million compared to 2019. The cooperative purchased roughly the same amount of electricity in both years. TRANSMISSION ENOUGH FOR CROSSING TRAILS, BUT WHAT ABOUT Tri-State Generation and Transmission in early May added generating capacity from a new 104-megawatt wind farm called Crossing Trails, which is located on wheat fields and pasture lands 150 miles southeast of Denver, between the towns of Seibert and Kit DUST SETTLES FROM 100% DISPUTE A Colorado energy researcher stands to get $75,000 after a legal dustup about how rapidly the United States can achieve a 100% renewable energy grid. Boulder-based Christopher Clack, founder of Vibrant Clean Energy, will recover his legal costs and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, or PNAS, is to get $535,000 as pera court
WHY THIS ELECTRIC MARKET MATTERS FOR COLORADO At the stroke of midnight on Feb. 1, a small, even tiny, but still important step was taken along the path toward deep decarbonization in Colorado. The Southwest Power Pool launched Western energy imbalance services, or WEIS, a market-based system that allows electricalutilities to share
KILLING WILDLIFE TO SEE WHO WINS The public wearies of wildlife-killing contests. Three years ago they were legal in every state save California. Now they’re also banned in Washington, Arizona, Colorado, Massachusetts and Maryland. New Mexico and Vermont have banned coyote-killing contests. Competing to kill wildlife outrages the fair-chase hunting community. THE SKI INDUSTRY AND CLIMATE CHANGE Climate change is being taken more seriously. The 2020 wildfires in the West and the mounting threat of hurricanes in the Southeast can only have sharpened the acceptance of the need to take action. Republican moderates may have outsized influence. Think of Mitt Romney, Lisa Murkowski, and Susan Collins. “They are going to havemore power and
JEFF ACKERMANN JOINS CENTER FOR NEW ENERGY ECONOMY Jeff Ackermann is joining former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter’s Center for the New Energy Economy as a senior policy advisor. Ackermann had been chairman of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission for four years until replaced in January by Eric Blank, an HOW A SILVER MINE AND A SUGAR BEET FACTORY IN COLORADO A Supreme Court case from Hawaii decision described by CNBC as the most high-profile environmental case of the court’s current term has two cases from Colorado deep in the citations. One is about pollution from a silver mine near Ouray and the other is about a sugar beet factory at Fort Morgan. WHAT STEVE SKADRON GOT DONE AS ASPEN MAYOR The successes and misses of Aspen’s outgoing mayor . by Allen Best. ASPEN, Colo. – Being mayor of Aspen provides instant caché. Steve Skadron, who has vacated the mayor’s office of Aspen in the last two weeks, was invited to speak at three international meetings about climate change on as many continents. MOUNTAIN TOWN NEWSDAILY OBSERVATIONSABOUT MTNPHOTOSCONTACTOPEN SEARCHBARSKI AREAS
Greening up roads and buildings. May 27, 2021. May 24, 2021 by Allen Best. A Colorado bill proposes to add the global warming potential of materials used in buildings — and, in a national first, roads —in evaluating state funded projects. COLORADO ENERGY GLEANINGS The electrical cooperative reported last week that the 2020 adjusted net operating margins exceeded $4.3 million, more than double those in 2019 and the best since 2014. Power supply costs decreased by more than $2.7 million compared to 2019. The cooperative purchased roughly the same amount of electricity in both years. TRANSMISSION ENOUGH FOR CROSSING TRAILS, BUT WHAT ABOUT Tri-State Generation and Transmission in early May added generating capacity from a new 104-megawatt wind farm called Crossing Trails, which is located on wheat fields and pasture lands 150 miles southeast of Denver, between the towns of Seibert and Kit DUST SETTLES FROM 100% DISPUTE A Colorado energy researcher stands to get $75,000 after a legal dustup about how rapidly the United States can achieve a 100% renewable energy grid. Boulder-based Christopher Clack, founder of Vibrant Clean Energy, will recover his legal costs and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, or PNAS, is to get $535,000 as pera court
WHY THIS ELECTRIC MARKET MATTERS FOR COLORADO At the stroke of midnight on Feb. 1, a small, even tiny, but still important step was taken along the path toward deep decarbonization in Colorado. The Southwest Power Pool launched Western energy imbalance services, or WEIS, a market-based system that allows electricalutilities to share
KILLING WILDLIFE TO SEE WHO WINS The public wearies of wildlife-killing contests. Three years ago they were legal in every state save California. Now they’re also banned in Washington, Arizona, Colorado, Massachusetts and Maryland. New Mexico and Vermont have banned coyote-killing contests. Competing to kill wildlife outrages the fair-chase hunting community. THE SKI INDUSTRY AND CLIMATE CHANGE Climate change is being taken more seriously. The 2020 wildfires in the West and the mounting threat of hurricanes in the Southeast can only have sharpened the acceptance of the need to take action. Republican moderates may have outsized influence. Think of Mitt Romney, Lisa Murkowski, and Susan Collins. “They are going to havemore power and
JEFF ACKERMANN JOINS CENTER FOR NEW ENERGY ECONOMY Jeff Ackermann is joining former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter’s Center for the New Energy Economy as a senior policy advisor. Ackermann had been chairman of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission for four years until replaced in January by Eric Blank, an HOW A SILVER MINE AND A SUGAR BEET FACTORY IN COLORADO A Supreme Court case from Hawaii decision described by CNBC as the most high-profile environmental case of the court’s current term has two cases from Colorado deep in the citations. One is about pollution from a silver mine near Ouray and the other is about a sugar beet factory at Fort Morgan. WHAT STEVE SKADRON GOT DONE AS ASPEN MAYOR The successes and misses of Aspen’s outgoing mayor . by Allen Best. ASPEN, Colo. – Being mayor of Aspen provides instant caché. Steve Skadron, who has vacated the mayor’s office of Aspen in the last two weeks, was invited to speak at three international meetings about climate change on as many continents. GREENING UP ROADS AND BUILDINGS Colorado bill proposes to add filter of global warming potential to state-funded buildings and roads. by Allen Best. Big Pivots. In 2019, Colorado legislators passed an impressive suite of laws that boldly staked out ambitions to dramatically MAKING STEEL WITH SOLAR ENERGY The new mill was expected to produce 1,000 new jobs that will pay between $60,000 and $65,000. The solar farm will also help Xcel achieve 55% renewable penetration in its Colorado electrical supply by 2026. By then, two of the three coal-fired Comanche units that serve as a backdrop for the steel mill will have been retired. THE SKI INDUSTRY AND CLIMATE CHANGE Climate change is being taken more seriously. The 2020 wildfires in the West and the mounting threat of hurricanes in the Southeast can only have sharpened the acceptance of the need to take action. Republican moderates may have outsized influence. Think of Mitt Romney, Lisa Murkowski, and Susan Collins. “They are going to havemore power and
JEFF ACKERMANN JOINS CENTER FOR NEW ENERGY ECONOMY Jeff Ackermann is joining former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter’s Center for the New Energy Economy as a senior policy advisor. Ackermann had been chairman of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission for four years until replaced in January by Eric Blank, an BARRIERS TO BUILDING ELECTRIFICATION A companion report, “Beneficial Electrification in Colorado: Market Barriers and Policy Recommendations,” identifies 10 market barriers and 8 possible solutions. The first of the 10 market barriers is limited consumer awareness and demand. Colorado’s residential and commercial building owners are mostly unfamiliar with heat pumps for COLORADO UTILITIES TAKE STEP INTO ENERGY MARKETS AS THEY Like the Continental Divide that splits Colorado waters into those flowing toward the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans, the state’s electrical utilities have decided to go either east or west to take advantage of new or growing energy markets. But will this new seam in LONGEVITY AND MOUNTAIN TOWNS For females, Gunnison and Pitkin are 7 th and 8 th among the nation’s counties, according to the study by the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Eagle County (Vail) and Teton County (Jackson Hole) are in these top-10 longevity lists, too. Ski-based mountain counties—Routt (Steamboat),the Summits (both
THE CAUSES OF LAKE MEAD'S EXPANDING BATHTUB RING The deficit is inherent in the allocations of water out of Lake Mead, said Amy McCoy, of the University of Arizona. Again, the idea is that more water is assumed in allocations than actually exists. While deliveries have been made, Lake Mead is being drawn down by 1.2 million acre-feet per year. Measured on the walls of Hoover Dam, thatmeans a
PATRICK BROWER ON WHY "KILLDOZER" OPERATOR WAS NO HERO Patrick Brower talks about writing Killdozer and why the dozer operator should not be regarded as a hero. by Allen Best. In 2004, Marvin Heemeyer fortified a Komatsu bulldozer in a garage on the edge of Granby, Colo., and sealed the cab before setting out to seek revenge on those he felt had done him wrong. CHARGING STATIONS ALONG I-70 Tesla installs charging stations along I-70 in Silverthorne & Glenwood Springs. Electric-car manufacturer Tesla has installed eight fast-charging stations at the Outlets at Silverthorne, located 70 miles from downtown Denver, and another bank at Glenwood Springs. The grand opening for both is planned for this week. MOUNTAIN TOWN NEWSDAILY OBSERVATIONSABOUT MTNPHOTOSCONTACTOPEN SEARCHBARSKI AREAS
Greening up roads and buildings. May 27, 2021. May 24, 2021 by Allen Best. A Colorado bill proposes to add the global warming potential of materials used in buildings — and, in a national first, roads —in evaluating state funded projects. COLORADO ENERGY GLEANINGS The electrical cooperative reported last week that the 2020 adjusted net operating margins exceeded $4.3 million, more than double those in 2019 and the best since 2014. Power supply costs decreased by more than $2.7 million compared to 2019. The cooperative purchased roughly the same amount of electricity in both years. TRANSMISSION ENOUGH FOR CROSSING TRAILS, BUT WHAT ABOUT Tri-State Generation and Transmission in early May added generating capacity from a new 104-megawatt wind farm called Crossing Trails, which is located on wheat fields and pasture lands 150 miles southeast of Denver, between the towns of Seibert and Kit WHY THIS ELECTRIC MARKET MATTERS FOR COLORADO At the stroke of midnight on Feb. 1, a small, even tiny, but still important step was taken along the path toward deep decarbonization in Colorado. The Southwest Power Pool launched Western energy imbalance services, or WEIS, a market-based system that allows electricalutilities to share
BATTERY STORAGE NEXT AT HAYDEN? Battery storage next at Hayden? March 20, 2021 by Allen Best. How will Xcel Energy repurpose the Hayden coal plant in northwestern Colorado after power generation there ends in 2028? Xcel Energy, the operator and primary owner, has assured locals that the plant will be repurposed, offering a continued tax base for the school district. DUST SETTLES FROM 100% DISPUTE A Colorado energy researcher stands to get $75,000 after a legal dustup about how rapidly the United States can achieve a 100% renewable energy grid. Boulder-based Christopher Clack, founder of Vibrant Clean Energy, will recover his legal costs and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, or PNAS, is to get $535,000 as pera court
THE SKI INDUSTRY AND CLIMATE CHANGE Climate change is being taken more seriously. The 2020 wildfires in the West and the mounting threat of hurricanes in the Southeast can only have sharpened the acceptance of the need to take action. Republican moderates may have outsized influence. Think of Mitt Romney, Lisa Murkowski, and Susan Collins. “They are going to havemore power and
RETIRE COLORADO'S NEWEST COAL PLANT? Comanche 3, completed at a cost of $1 billion, remains one of the newest and likely last coal plants in the United States to be built. It has 766 megawatts of generating capacity, compared to a combined 660 megawatts by the two adjoining Comanche units, 1 and 2, which were completed in 1973 and 1975. Those two older units are scheduled toclose
JEFF ACKERMANN JOINS CENTER FOR NEW ENERGY ECONOMY Jeff Ackermann is joining former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter’s Center for the New Energy Economy as a senior policy advisor. Ackermann had been chairman of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission for four years until replaced in January by Eric Blank, an WHAT STEVE SKADRON GOT DONE AS ASPEN MAYOR The successes and misses of Aspen’s outgoing mayor . by Allen Best. ASPEN, Colo. – Being mayor of Aspen provides instant caché. Steve Skadron, who has vacated the mayor’s office of Aspen in the last two weeks, was invited to speak at three international meetings about climate change on as many continents. MOUNTAIN TOWN NEWSDAILY OBSERVATIONSABOUT MTNPHOTOSCONTACTOPEN SEARCHBARSKI AREAS
Greening up roads and buildings. May 27, 2021. May 24, 2021 by Allen Best. A Colorado bill proposes to add the global warming potential of materials used in buildings — and, in a national first, roads —in evaluating state funded projects. COLORADO ENERGY GLEANINGS The electrical cooperative reported last week that the 2020 adjusted net operating margins exceeded $4.3 million, more than double those in 2019 and the best since 2014. Power supply costs decreased by more than $2.7 million compared to 2019. The cooperative purchased roughly the same amount of electricity in both years. TRANSMISSION ENOUGH FOR CROSSING TRAILS, BUT WHAT ABOUT Tri-State Generation and Transmission in early May added generating capacity from a new 104-megawatt wind farm called Crossing Trails, which is located on wheat fields and pasture lands 150 miles southeast of Denver, between the towns of Seibert and Kit WHY THIS ELECTRIC MARKET MATTERS FOR COLORADO At the stroke of midnight on Feb. 1, a small, even tiny, but still important step was taken along the path toward deep decarbonization in Colorado. The Southwest Power Pool launched Western energy imbalance services, or WEIS, a market-based system that allows electricalutilities to share
BATTERY STORAGE NEXT AT HAYDEN? Battery storage next at Hayden? March 20, 2021 by Allen Best. How will Xcel Energy repurpose the Hayden coal plant in northwestern Colorado after power generation there ends in 2028? Xcel Energy, the operator and primary owner, has assured locals that the plant will be repurposed, offering a continued tax base for the school district. DUST SETTLES FROM 100% DISPUTE A Colorado energy researcher stands to get $75,000 after a legal dustup about how rapidly the United States can achieve a 100% renewable energy grid. Boulder-based Christopher Clack, founder of Vibrant Clean Energy, will recover his legal costs and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, or PNAS, is to get $535,000 as pera court
THE SKI INDUSTRY AND CLIMATE CHANGE Climate change is being taken more seriously. The 2020 wildfires in the West and the mounting threat of hurricanes in the Southeast can only have sharpened the acceptance of the need to take action. Republican moderates may have outsized influence. Think of Mitt Romney, Lisa Murkowski, and Susan Collins. “They are going to havemore power and
RETIRE COLORADO'S NEWEST COAL PLANT? Comanche 3, completed at a cost of $1 billion, remains one of the newest and likely last coal plants in the United States to be built. It has 766 megawatts of generating capacity, compared to a combined 660 megawatts by the two adjoining Comanche units, 1 and 2, which were completed in 1973 and 1975. Those two older units are scheduled toclose
JEFF ACKERMANN JOINS CENTER FOR NEW ENERGY ECONOMY Jeff Ackermann is joining former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter’s Center for the New Energy Economy as a senior policy advisor. Ackermann had been chairman of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission for four years until replaced in January by Eric Blank, an WHAT STEVE SKADRON GOT DONE AS ASPEN MAYOR The successes and misses of Aspen’s outgoing mayor . by Allen Best. ASPEN, Colo. – Being mayor of Aspen provides instant caché. Steve Skadron, who has vacated the mayor’s office of Aspen in the last two weeks, was invited to speak at three international meetings about climate change on as many continents. MAKING STEEL WITH SOLAR ENERGY The new mill was expected to produce 1,000 new jobs that will pay between $60,000 and $65,000. The solar farm will also help Xcel achieve 55% renewable penetration in its Colorado electrical supply by 2026. By then, two of the three coal-fired Comanche units that serve as a backdrop for the steel mill will have been retired. GREENING UP ROADS AND BUILDINGS Colorado bill proposes to add filter of global warming potential to state-funded buildings and roads. by Allen Best. Big Pivots. In 2019, Colorado legislators passed an impressive suite of laws that boldly staked out ambitions to dramatically decarbonize the state’seconomy.
KILLING WILDLIFE TO SEE WHO WINS The public wearies of wildlife-killing contests. Three years ago they were legal in every state save California. Now they’re also banned in Washington, Arizona, Colorado, Massachusetts and Maryland. New Mexico and Vermont have banned coyote-killing contests. Competing to kill wildlife outrages the fair-chase hunting community. NEW MEXICO'S BELATED COMMUNITY SOLAR Rick Gilliam, the metro Denver-based program director for Vote Solar testified in favor of the bill in New Mexico. He told the Santa Fe Reporter that the bill had several measures to protect New Mexico ratepayers from undue costs. Costs for non-subscribers can’t be increased by more than 3%. Colorado’s Community Solar Act was firstin the
THE SKI INDUSTRY AND CLIMATE CHANGE Climate change is being taken more seriously. The 2020 wildfires in the West and the mounting threat of hurricanes in the Southeast can only have sharpened the acceptance of the need to take action. Republican moderates may have outsized influence. Think of Mitt Romney, Lisa Murkowski, and Susan Collins. “They are going to havemore power and
BARRIERS TO BUILDING ELECTRIFICATION A companion report, “Beneficial Electrification in Colorado: Market Barriers and Policy Recommendations,” identifies 10 market barriers and 8 possible solutions. The first of the 10 market barriers is limited consumer awareness and demand. Colorado’s residential and commercial building owners are mostly unfamiliar with heat pumps for JEFF ACKERMANN JOINS CENTER FOR NEW ENERGY ECONOMY Jeff Ackermann is joining former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter’s Center for the New Energy Economy as a senior policy advisor. Ackermann had been chairman of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission for four years until replaced in January by Eric Blank, an COLORADO UTILITIES TAKE STEP INTO ENERGY MARKETS AS THEY Like the Continental Divide that splits Colorado waters into those flowing toward the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans, the state’s electrical utilities have decided to go either east or west to take advantage of new or growing energy markets. But will this new seam in LONGEVITY AND MOUNTAIN TOWNS For females, Gunnison and Pitkin are 7 th and 8 th among the nation’s counties, according to the study by the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Eagle County (Vail) and Teton County (Jackson Hole) are in these top-10 longevity lists, too. Ski-based mountain counties—Routt (Steamboat),the Summits (both
THE CAUSES OF LAKE MEAD'S EXPANDING BATHTUB RING The deficit is inherent in the allocations of water out of Lake Mead, said Amy McCoy, of the University of Arizona. Again, the idea is that more water is assumed in allocations than actually exists. While deliveries have been made, Lake Mead is being drawn down by 1.2 million acre-feet per year. Measured on the walls of Hoover Dam, thatmeans a
MOUNTAIN TOWN NEWSDAILY OBSERVATIONSABOUT MTNPHOTOSCONTACTOPEN SEARCHBARSKI AREAS
Greening up roads and buildings. May 27, 2021. May 24, 2021 by Allen Best. A Colorado bill proposes to add the global warming potential of materials used in buildings — and, in a national first, roads —in evaluating state funded projects. COLORADO ENERGY GLEANINGS The electrical cooperative reported last week that the 2020 adjusted net operating margins exceeded $4.3 million, more than double those in 2019 and the best since 2014. Power supply costs decreased by more than $2.7 million compared to 2019. The cooperative purchased roughly the same amount of electricity in both years. TRANSMISSION ENOUGH FOR CROSSING TRAILS, BUT WHAT ABOUT Tri-State Generation and Transmission in early May added generating capacity from a new 104-megawatt wind farm called Crossing Trails, which is located on wheat fields and pasture lands 150 miles southeast of Denver, between the towns of Seibert and Kit DUST SETTLES FROM 100% DISPUTE A Colorado energy researcher stands to get $75,000 after a legal dustup about how rapidly the United States can achieve a 100% renewable energy grid. Boulder-based Christopher Clack, founder of Vibrant Clean Energy, will recover his legal costs and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, or PNAS, is to get $535,000 as pera court
JEFF ACKERMANN JOINS CENTER FOR NEW ENERGY ECONOMY Jeff Ackermann is joining former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter’s Center for the New Energy Economy as a senior policy advisor. Ackermann had been chairman of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission for four years until replaced in January by Eric Blank, an WHY THIS ELECTRIC MARKET MATTERS FOR COLORADO If still coal-heavy now, Tri-State has committed to decarbonizing its electrical supply 80% by 2030 as compared to 2005 levels. It delivered 18.5% of all electricity consumed in Colorado in 2018, second only to Xcel Energy’s 51%. Tri-State also delivers electricity to cooperatives in New Mexico, Wyoming, and Nebraska. BATTERY STORAGE NEXT AT HAYDEN? Battery storage next at Hayden? March 20, 2021 by Allen Best. How will Xcel Energy repurpose the Hayden coal plant in northwestern Colorado after power generation there ends in 2028? Xcel Energy, the operator and primary owner, has assured locals that the plant will be repurposed, offering a continued tax base for the school district. FIVE WAYS COLORADO SPRINGS SAVES WHEN IT CLOSES DRAKE COAL Five ways Colorado Springs saves when it closes Drake coal plant. February 12, 2021. February 12, 2021 by Allen Best. By the end of 2022 and quite likely by summer, 2022, the 200-megawatt coal-fired Martin Drake Power Plant near downtown Colorado Springs will cease operations, to be replaced by six 34-megawatt natural gas units. Thegains:
PUSHBACK ON XCEL'S COAL PLANT CLOSURES The Sierra Club echoed that argument, citing a 2019 report by Strategen that found closing the two Hayden units by 2023 would save customers of Xcel and other utilities $246 million. Calculating benefits through the social cost of carbon, the benefits would increase to $1.3 billion. At least one state senator agrees. “Let’s be blunt about it. RETIRE COLORADO'S NEWEST COAL PLANT? Comanche 3, completed at a cost of $1 billion, remains one of the newest and likely last coal plants in the United States to be built. It has 766 megawatts of generating capacity, compared to a combined 660 megawatts by the two adjoining Comanche units, 1 and 2, which were completed in 1973 and 1975. Those two older units are scheduled toclose
MOUNTAIN TOWN NEWSDAILY OBSERVATIONSABOUT MTNPHOTOSCONTACTOPEN SEARCHBARSKI AREAS
Greening up roads and buildings. May 27, 2021. May 24, 2021 by Allen Best. A Colorado bill proposes to add the global warming potential of materials used in buildings — and, in a national first, roads —in evaluating state funded projects. COLORADO ENERGY GLEANINGS The electrical cooperative reported last week that the 2020 adjusted net operating margins exceeded $4.3 million, more than double those in 2019 and the best since 2014. Power supply costs decreased by more than $2.7 million compared to 2019. The cooperative purchased roughly the same amount of electricity in both years. TRANSMISSION ENOUGH FOR CROSSING TRAILS, BUT WHAT ABOUT Tri-State Generation and Transmission in early May added generating capacity from a new 104-megawatt wind farm called Crossing Trails, which is located on wheat fields and pasture lands 150 miles southeast of Denver, between the towns of Seibert and Kit DUST SETTLES FROM 100% DISPUTE A Colorado energy researcher stands to get $75,000 after a legal dustup about how rapidly the United States can achieve a 100% renewable energy grid. Boulder-based Christopher Clack, founder of Vibrant Clean Energy, will recover his legal costs and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, or PNAS, is to get $535,000 as pera court
JEFF ACKERMANN JOINS CENTER FOR NEW ENERGY ECONOMY Jeff Ackermann is joining former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter’s Center for the New Energy Economy as a senior policy advisor. Ackermann had been chairman of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission for four years until replaced in January by Eric Blank, an WHY THIS ELECTRIC MARKET MATTERS FOR COLORADO If still coal-heavy now, Tri-State has committed to decarbonizing its electrical supply 80% by 2030 as compared to 2005 levels. It delivered 18.5% of all electricity consumed in Colorado in 2018, second only to Xcel Energy’s 51%. Tri-State also delivers electricity to cooperatives in New Mexico, Wyoming, and Nebraska. BATTERY STORAGE NEXT AT HAYDEN? Battery storage next at Hayden? March 20, 2021 by Allen Best. How will Xcel Energy repurpose the Hayden coal plant in northwestern Colorado after power generation there ends in 2028? Xcel Energy, the operator and primary owner, has assured locals that the plant will be repurposed, offering a continued tax base for the school district. FIVE WAYS COLORADO SPRINGS SAVES WHEN IT CLOSES DRAKE COAL Five ways Colorado Springs saves when it closes Drake coal plant. February 12, 2021. February 12, 2021 by Allen Best. By the end of 2022 and quite likely by summer, 2022, the 200-megawatt coal-fired Martin Drake Power Plant near downtown Colorado Springs will cease operations, to be replaced by six 34-megawatt natural gas units. Thegains:
PUSHBACK ON XCEL'S COAL PLANT CLOSURES The Sierra Club echoed that argument, citing a 2019 report by Strategen that found closing the two Hayden units by 2023 would save customers of Xcel and other utilities $246 million. Calculating benefits through the social cost of carbon, the benefits would increase to $1.3 billion. At least one state senator agrees. “Let’s be blunt about it. RETIRE COLORADO'S NEWEST COAL PLANT? Comanche 3, completed at a cost of $1 billion, remains one of the newest and likely last coal plants in the United States to be built. It has 766 megawatts of generating capacity, compared to a combined 660 megawatts by the two adjoining Comanche units, 1 and 2, which were completed in 1973 and 1975. Those two older units are scheduled toclose
GREENING UP ROADS AND BUILDINGS Colorado bill proposes to add filter of global warming potential to state-funded buildings and roads. by Allen Best. Big Pivots. In 2019, Colorado legislators passed an impressive suite of laws that boldly staked out ambitions to dramatically decarbonize the state’seconomy.
NEW MEXICO'S BELATED COMMUNITY SOLAR Rick Gilliam, the metro Denver-based program director for Vote Solar testified in favor of the bill in New Mexico. He told the Santa Fe Reporter that the bill had several measures to protect New Mexico ratepayers from undue costs. Costs for non-subscribers can’t be increased by more than 3%. Colorado’s Community Solar Act was firstin the
KILLING WILDLIFE TO SEE WHO WINS The public wearies of wildlife-killing contests. Three years ago they were legal in every state save California. Now they’re also banned in Washington, Arizona, Colorado, Massachusetts and Maryland. New Mexico and Vermont have banned coyote-killing contests. Competing to kill wildlife outrages the fair-chase hunting community. THE SKI INDUSTRY AND CLIMATE CHANGE Climate change is being taken more seriously. The 2020 wildfires in the West and the mounting threat of hurricanes in the Southeast can only have sharpened the acceptance of the need to take action. Republican moderates may have outsized influence. Think of Mitt Romney, Lisa Murkowski, and Susan Collins. “They are going to havemore power and
RETIRE COLORADO'S NEWEST COAL PLANT? Comanche 3, completed at a cost of $1 billion, remains one of the newest and likely last coal plants in the United States to be built. It has 766 megawatts of generating capacity, compared to a combined 660 megawatts by the two adjoining Comanche units, 1 and 2, which were completed in 1973 and 1975. Those two older units are scheduled toclose
HOW A SILVER MINE AND A SUGAR BEET FACTORY IN COLORADO A Supreme Court case from Hawaii decision described by CNBC as the most high-profile environmental case of the court’s current term has two cases from Colorado deep in the citations. One is about pollution from a silver mine near Ouray and the other is about a sugar beet factory at Fort Morgan. COLORADO UTILITIES TAKE STEP INTO ENERGY MARKETS AS THEY Like the Continental Divide that splits Colorado waters into those flowing toward the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans, the state’s electrical utilities have decided to go either east or west to take advantage of new or growing energy markets. But will this new seam in LONGEVITY AND MOUNTAIN TOWNS For females, Gunnison and Pitkin are 7 th and 8 th among the nation’s counties, according to the study by the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Eagle County (Vail) and Teton County (Jackson Hole) are in these top-10 longevity lists, too. Ski-based mountain counties—Routt (Steamboat),the Summits (both
WHAT STEVE SKADRON GOT DONE AS ASPEN MAYOR The successes and misses of Aspen’s outgoing mayor . by Allen Best. ASPEN, Colo. – Being mayor of Aspen provides instant caché. Steve Skadron, who has vacated the mayor’s office of Aspen in the last two weeks, was invited to speak at three international meetings about climate change on as many continents. CHARGING STATIONS ALONG I-70 Tesla installs charging stations along I-70 in Silverthorne & Glenwood Springs. Electric-car manufacturer Tesla has installed eight fast-charging stations at the Outlets at Silverthorne, located 70 miles from downtown Denver, and another bank at Glenwood Springs. The grand opening for both is planned for this week. MOUNTAIN TOWN NEWSDAILY OBSERVATIONSABOUT MTNPHOTOSCONTACTOPEN SEARCHBARSKI AREAS
Greening up roads and buildings. May 27, 2021. May 24, 2021 by Allen Best. A Colorado bill proposes to add the global warming potential of materials used in buildings — and, in a national first, roads —in evaluating state funded projects. COLORADO ENERGY GLEANINGS The electrical cooperative reported last week that the 2020 adjusted net operating margins exceeded $4.3 million, more than double those in 2019 and the best since 2014. Power supply costs decreased by more than $2.7 million compared to 2019. The cooperative purchased roughly the same amount of electricity in both years. DUST SETTLES FROM 100% DISPUTE A Colorado energy researcher stands to get $75,000 after a legal dustup about how rapidly the United States can achieve a 100% renewable energy grid. Boulder-based Christopher Clack, founder of Vibrant Clean Energy, will recover his legal costs and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, or PNAS, is to get $535,000 as pera court
NEW MEXICO'S BELATED COMMUNITY SOLAR Rick Gilliam, the metro Denver-based program director for Vote Solar testified in favor of the bill in New Mexico. He told the Santa Fe Reporter that the bill had several measures to protect New Mexico ratepayers from undue costs. Costs for non-subscribers can’t be increased by more than 3%. Colorado’s Community Solar Act was firstin the
BATTERY STORAGE NEXT AT HAYDEN? Battery storage next at Hayden? March 20, 2021 by Allen Best. How will Xcel Energy repurpose the Hayden coal plant in northwestern Colorado after power generation there ends in 2028? Xcel Energy, the operator and primary owner, has assured locals that the plant will be repurposed, offering a continued tax base for the school district. JEFF ACKERMANN JOINS CENTER FOR NEW ENERGY ECONOMY Jeff Ackermann is joining former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter’s Center for the New Energy Economy as a senior policy advisor. Ackermann had been chairman of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission for four years until replaced in January by Eric Blank, an THE SKI INDUSTRY AND CLIMATE CHANGE Climate change is being taken more seriously. The 2020 wildfires in the West and the mounting threat of hurricanes in the Southeast can only have sharpened the acceptance of the need to take action. Republican moderates may have outsized influence. Think of Mitt Romney, Lisa Murkowski, and Susan Collins. “They are going to havemore power and
RETIRE COLORADO'S NEWEST COAL PLANT? Comanche 3, completed at a cost of $1 billion, remains one of the newest and likely last coal plants in the United States to be built. It has 766 megawatts of generating capacity, compared to a combined 660 megawatts by the two adjoining Comanche units, 1 and 2, which were completed in 1973 and 1975. Those two older units are scheduled toclose
PUSHBACK ON XCEL'S COAL PLANT CLOSURES The Sierra Club echoed that argument, citing a 2019 report by Strategen that found closing the two Hayden units by 2023 would save customers of Xcel and other utilities $246 million. Calculating benefits through the social cost of carbon, the benefits would increase to $1.3 billion. At least one state senator agrees. “Let’s be blunt about it. WHAT STEVE SKADRON GOT DONE AS ASPEN MAYOR The successes and misses of Aspen’s outgoing mayor . by Allen Best. ASPEN, Colo. – Being mayor of Aspen provides instant caché. Steve Skadron, who has vacated the mayor’s office of Aspen in the last two weeks, was invited to speak at three international meetings about climate change on as many continents. MOUNTAIN TOWN NEWSDAILY OBSERVATIONSABOUT MTNPHOTOSCONTACTOPEN SEARCHBARSKI AREAS
Greening up roads and buildings. May 27, 2021. May 24, 2021 by Allen Best. A Colorado bill proposes to add the global warming potential of materials used in buildings — and, in a national first, roads —in evaluating state funded projects. COLORADO ENERGY GLEANINGS The electrical cooperative reported last week that the 2020 adjusted net operating margins exceeded $4.3 million, more than double those in 2019 and the best since 2014. Power supply costs decreased by more than $2.7 million compared to 2019. The cooperative purchased roughly the same amount of electricity in both years. DUST SETTLES FROM 100% DISPUTE A Colorado energy researcher stands to get $75,000 after a legal dustup about how rapidly the United States can achieve a 100% renewable energy grid. Boulder-based Christopher Clack, founder of Vibrant Clean Energy, will recover his legal costs and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, or PNAS, is to get $535,000 as pera court
NEW MEXICO'S BELATED COMMUNITY SOLAR Rick Gilliam, the metro Denver-based program director for Vote Solar testified in favor of the bill in New Mexico. He told the Santa Fe Reporter that the bill had several measures to protect New Mexico ratepayers from undue costs. Costs for non-subscribers can’t be increased by more than 3%. Colorado’s Community Solar Act was firstin the
BATTERY STORAGE NEXT AT HAYDEN? Battery storage next at Hayden? March 20, 2021 by Allen Best. How will Xcel Energy repurpose the Hayden coal plant in northwestern Colorado after power generation there ends in 2028? Xcel Energy, the operator and primary owner, has assured locals that the plant will be repurposed, offering a continued tax base for the school district. JEFF ACKERMANN JOINS CENTER FOR NEW ENERGY ECONOMY Jeff Ackermann is joining former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter’s Center for the New Energy Economy as a senior policy advisor. Ackermann had been chairman of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission for four years until replaced in January by Eric Blank, an THE SKI INDUSTRY AND CLIMATE CHANGE Climate change is being taken more seriously. The 2020 wildfires in the West and the mounting threat of hurricanes in the Southeast can only have sharpened the acceptance of the need to take action. Republican moderates may have outsized influence. Think of Mitt Romney, Lisa Murkowski, and Susan Collins. “They are going to havemore power and
RETIRE COLORADO'S NEWEST COAL PLANT? Comanche 3, completed at a cost of $1 billion, remains one of the newest and likely last coal plants in the United States to be built. It has 766 megawatts of generating capacity, compared to a combined 660 megawatts by the two adjoining Comanche units, 1 and 2, which were completed in 1973 and 1975. Those two older units are scheduled toclose
PUSHBACK ON XCEL'S COAL PLANT CLOSURES The Sierra Club echoed that argument, citing a 2019 report by Strategen that found closing the two Hayden units by 2023 would save customers of Xcel and other utilities $246 million. Calculating benefits through the social cost of carbon, the benefits would increase to $1.3 billion. At least one state senator agrees. “Let’s be blunt about it. WHAT STEVE SKADRON GOT DONE AS ASPEN MAYOR The successes and misses of Aspen’s outgoing mayor . by Allen Best. ASPEN, Colo. – Being mayor of Aspen provides instant caché. Steve Skadron, who has vacated the mayor’s office of Aspen in the last two weeks, was invited to speak at three international meetings about climate change on as many continents. BARRIERS TO BUILDING ELECTRIFICATION A companion report, “Beneficial Electrification in Colorado: Market Barriers and Policy Recommendations,” identifies 10 market barriers and 8 possible solutions. The first of the 10 market barriers is limited consumer awareness and demand. Colorado’s residential and commercial building owners are mostly unfamiliar with heat pumps for GREENING UP ROADS AND BUILDINGS In 2019, Colorado legislators passed an impressive suite of laws that boldly staked out ambitions to dramatically decarbonize the state’s economy. Now, the hard work is underway. In this year’s session, legislators have introduced dozens of bills that collectively seek to define the pathways for FEAR ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER Puzzled, the young man climbed onto a chair, and pulled the axe out of the rafter. Everyone fell all over themselves thanking him. But he quickly broke off the engagement, concerned that such inanity might be inheritable. This resembles ongoing dithering over the 1922 Colorado River Compact, a 99-year-old agreement among the seven states SOUTHERN UTES INVOLVED IN CARBON CAPTURE VENTURE IN Southern Utes involved in carbon capture venture in Southwest Colorado. A big, big deal if it pans out, this idea of carbon capture near Ignacio. A new wrinkle on the continuing story of carbon capture and sequestration was added on Thursday when hopes to deploy a form of the technology in Illinois and Colorado were announced. KILLING WILDLIFE TO SEE WHO WINS The public wearies of wildlife-killing contests. Three years ago they were legal in every state save California. Now they’re also banned in Washington, Arizona, Colorado, Massachusetts and Maryland. New Mexico and Vermont have banned coyote-killing contests. Competing to kill wildlife outrages the fair-chase hunting community. BATTERY STORAGE NEXT AT HAYDEN? Battery storage next at Hayden? March 20, 2021 by Allen Best. How will Xcel Energy repurpose the Hayden coal plant in northwestern Colorado after power generation there ends in 2028? Xcel Energy, the operator and primary owner, has assured locals that the plant will be repurposed, offering a continued tax base for the school district. UNITED MINE WORKERS SAYS IT’S TIME TO ACCEPT THAT CHANGE Union wants benefits for displaced workers, incentives for carbon capture and storage. “Change is coming, whether we seek it or not,” says the United Mine Workers of America in a release last week as President Joe Biden convened an international conversation about climate change. “Too many inside and outside the coalfields havelooked the
HOW A SILVER MINE AND A SUGAR BEET FACTORY IN COLORADO A Supreme Court case from Hawaii decision described by CNBC as the most high-profile environmental case of the court’s current term has two cases from Colorado deep in the citations. One is about pollution from a silver mine near Ouray and the other is about a sugar beet factory at Fort Morgan. FERC ORDER LEAVES TRI-STATE DISPUTE WITH ITS LARGEST FERC order leaves Tri-State dispute with its largest members in Colorado. March 27, 2020. March 26, 2020 by Allen Best. The dispute that threatens to break apart Colorado’s second biggest electrical supplier will likely be resolved in Colorado, not Washington D.C. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said in a March 20 order thatdoes not
THE CAUSES OF LAKE MEAD'S EXPANDING BATHTUB RING The deficit is inherent in the allocations of water out of Lake Mead, said Amy McCoy, of the University of Arizona. Again, the idea is that more water is assumed in allocations than actually exists. While deliveries have been made, Lake Mead is being drawn down by 1.2 million acre-feet per year. Measured on the walls of Hoover Dam, thatmeans a
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CAN NATURAL GAS BE EASED, NOT SHOVED, FROM BUILDINGS IN COLORADO? May 27, 2021May 26, 2021 by Allen Best State utility regulators have started talking about their role in weaning buildings from natural gas. Colorado must do it differentlythan California.
WYOMING ENERGY GLEANINGS May 25, 2021 by Allen Best Constitutional scholar takes dim view of Wyoming legal strategy; lower Btu Powder River coal struggles for markets; new hope for carbon capture and storage. PATHS TO A 100% CLEAN ENERGY GRID May 25, 2021 by Allen Best What will it take to get to a 100% clean-energy grid? Mostly a matter of doing what is known, say 2 researchers. A study by 2 federal labsis more cautious.
COLORADO ENERGY GLEANINGS May 25, 2021 by Allen Best Aspen wants to squeeze energy from buildings, Delta-Montrose Electric shows improved bottom line, Pueblo County resident frets about solarheat-island effect.
TAOS WARMS AND FACEBOOK THRIVES: GLEANINGS FROM NEW MEXICO May 25, 2021 by Allen Best In Taos as across the Southwest, temperatures continue to rise, especially on winter nights. And Facebook shows New Mexico the path forward, say op/ed writers. GREENING UP ROADS AND BUILDINGS May 27, 2021May 24, 2021 by Allen Best A Colorado bill proposes to add the global warming potential of materials used in buildings — and, in a national first, roads —in evaluating state funded projects. WHY SO MANY CANDIDATES FOR THE HOLY CROSS ENERGY BOARD OF DIRECTORS? May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 by Allen Best 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? KILLING WILDLIFE TO SEE WHO WINS May 24, 2021 by Ted Williams Many states, but not Colorado, allow wildlife hunting contests. The contests produce bodies, but do they help other wildlife or even livestock? Actually, no. TELLING THE STORY OF WHAT WAS LOST AS A RESULT OF OUR THIRSTY COLORADOCITIES
May 24, 2021 by Allen Best Headwaters River Journey in Winter Park graphically explains Colorado’s tangled interplay between growing Front Range cities and its Western Slope headwaters. CLIMATE, CONGESTION AND COMPROMISE IN COLORADO TRANSPORTATION BILL May 13, 2021 by Allen Best “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. AN HFC SPECIALIST IN NATION’S ICEBOX May 13, 2021 by Allen Best Ah, the irony. The nation’s media wanted the expertise about a greenhouse gas used in air conditioning who lives in a valley with few, if any, such appliances. TRANSMISSION ENOUGH FOR CROSSING TRAILS, BUT WHAT ABOUT ADDITIONALWIND & SOLAR FARMS?
May 13, 2021 by Allen Best Tri-State members have begun getting power from a new wind farm in eastern Colorado. But as to future wind farms as Tri-State decarbonizes? Much to answer here. NIGEL ZEID SEEKS TO SHARE EV EXPERTISE AFTER LONG RUN AT BOULDERNISSAN
May 14, 2021May 13, 2021 by Allen Best Nigel Zeid has left Boulder Nissan, hoping to share his expertise and passion for electric vehicles more broadly as Colorado readies for deep penetration of EVs. ENERGY GLEANINGS FROM COLORADO May 13, 2021May 13, 2021 by Allen Best Solar farms in the works near Delta, Fort Collins and Pueblo, Jigar Shah shares thoughts on scaling the energy transition, CORE makes caseto Aspen.
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