Powering Data Centers Out of Colorado

By Sarah Montalbano Legislators in Denver are off to the races this session with a heavy-handed bill that will chase data center investment out of Colorado. The bill, HB26-1030, creates a new bureaucracy, imposes burdensome labor and workforce requirements, and requires data centers to use 100% clean energy. If lawmakers believe data centers are “essential […]

The Truth About Energy in Polis’ State of the State

By Sarah Montalbano Governor Jared Polis addressed the General Assembly in his final State of the State address last week. Polis repeatedly invoked his efforts to build “low-cost clean energy,” but it’s the very same wind, solar, battery storage, and electric vehicles that will make higher energy prices for Coloradans his legacy. Between January 2019, […]