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Colorado’s Energy Future: The High Cost of 100% Renewable Electricity by 2040 0
- Energy, ENERGY - Issue Papers, Environment
- May 15, 2023
Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D.) campaigned for his first term in office on a platform of transitioning the state to 100 percent renewable energy by 2040. In his first year in office, Polis unveiled an official government “roadmap” to do just that. Since then, he has signed into law no fewer than 55 climate bills
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Members of New Joint Committee to Investigate Utility Rates Announced 0
- Energy, ENERGY - Governing Bodies / Agencies, Issues
- February 24, 2023
The state has announced the official makeup of a new legislative committee dedicated to investigating rising utility bills. Comprised of lawmakers of both parties from each legislative chamber, the members of the six-person Joint Select Committee on Rising Utility Rates will be as follows: From the Senate- President Steve Fenberg (D.) Lisa Cutter (D.) Minority
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Dr. Polis Prescribes Even Higher Utility Bills 0
- Energy
- February 13, 2023
Primum non nocere. Translation: first, do no harm. It’s a phrase that has been part of the medical ethics lexicon since the 17th century. Coloradans would have been wise to apply it to energy policy some two decades ago, when the eco-left began politicizing energy production, electricity, and our grid. Flanked by low-income customers, Governor
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Colorado Lawmakers Reintroduce Nuclear Feasibility Bill 0
- Energy
- January 26, 2023
The potential for introducing small-modular reactors (SMRs) to Colorado will get a second look at the state legislature thanks to a new bill currently being considered. HB23-1080, sponsored by Representative Ty Winter (R.) and Senator Byron Pelton (R.), would direct the Colorado Energy Office to conduct a feasibility study for the use of SMRs as
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Fossil Fuels Bail Out Colorado’s Grid Yet Again 0
- Energy, ENERGY - Renewable Energy
- January 4, 2023
Coloradans might want to begin brushing up on their German. At least enough to be familiar with the word Dunkelflaute, which roughly translates to “dark doldrums.” The term describes a weather pattern of low wind and limited sunlight that makes generating electricity from renewables nearly impossible. The event is relatively common in northern and western Europe during
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NERC Report: Most of US Electric Grid Facing Looming Reliability Concerns 0
- Energy
- December 19, 2022
The nation’s grid watchdog is once again sounding the alarm about looming reliability risks to the country’s electric grid. The North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) released its latest Long-Term Reliability Assessment last Thursday. The report found that broad swaths of the country’s regional electric grids face, at minimum, an “elevated risk” of resource shortfalls over
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