colorado springs utilities
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Environmentalists and Colorado Springs Utilities split on retirement date for Ray Nixon coal power plant
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On Tuesday night, around 25 people gathered at Old Colorado City Brewing to celebrate Ray Nixon’s retirement. Nixon is only 46 years old, but the retirement has been expected for several years. The crowd delivered toasts and signed a poster-sized retirement card. “It’s just not ‘cool’ to hang on too long, like a pro athlete…
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Colorado Springs Utilities, Parks and Wildlife plan to expand recreation at Rosemont Reservoir
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A new agreement between Colorado Springs Utilities and Colorado Parks and Wildlife will soon bring camping and boats to Rosemont Reservoir. The Utilities Board of Directors approved the resolution to add the new recreation amenities on Wednesday afternoon. The reservoir was built by the Broadmoor Hotel in the 1920s and has been owned by Utilities…
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Colorado Springs Utilities acquiring $7 million in land to move power substation
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The Colorado Springs Utilities Board of Directors approved a trio of land acquisitions at its meeting Wednesday afternoon to prepare for a future relocation of a power substation. The three agreements cover roughly 7.3 acres of land near North Academy Boulevard and East La Salle Street, near the existing Rock Island substation. The deals are…
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Energy assistance programs here to help Colorado Springs-area families through government shutdown
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As winter weather and the impacts of the federal government shutdown roll across Colorado, programs are available to help people around Colorado Springs pay their utility bills. Colorado Springs Utilities reminded customers that the federally funded Low-Income Energy Assistance Program, or LEAP, will open for applications on Nov. 1 despite the government shutdown. Smaller programs…
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The future of Colorado water: How the fight over Shoshone water rights affects the Front Range
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A million acre-feet of water in the Colorado River — and the efforts by Western Slope water partners to keep it there — became the subject of a recent two-day hearing that could decide just who gets water and how much. One of the major points of tension is the objection by several water providers…
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Plans for new electric substation in Colorado Springs move ahead despite concerns
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Colorado Springs Utilities’ yearslong plans to build a new electric substation at Austin Bluffs Parkway are moving forward despite neighbors’ concerns it will industrialize the surrounding residential area and negatively impact property values, wildlife and recreation. The City Council, which acts as the nine-person Colorado Springs Utilities Board, voted 8-0 Tuesday to approve the agency’s…
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Planning Commission denies height increase for contentious Colorado Springs water tank
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The Colorado Springs Planning Commission denied a request to increase the height of a nearly-completely built water tank in the Mountain Shadows neighborhood on the city’s northwest side, with some board members characterizing the series of events that led to the structure being built taller than allowed as an “embarrassment” to the local public planning…
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Colorado Springs ethics commission dismisses complaint against mayoral candidate Wayne Williams
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The Colorado Springs Independent Ethics Commission has dismissed an ethics complaint against mayoral candidate Wayne Williams related to the City Council’s January approval of a controversial water rule. Colorado Springs mayoral candidate Longinos Gonzalez calls for independent ethics investigation into opponent Wayne Williams Deputy City Attorney Tracy Lessig notified El Paso County Commissioner Longinos Gonzalez…
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Colorado Springs takes major step toward cleaner energy with completion of $200 million natural gas units at Martin Drake
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In a landmark moment in Colorado Springs’ move toward cleaner electricity generation, six new natural gas generating units now stand where coal once piled up near the closed Martin Drake Power Plant downtown. “The utilities industry is changing by the day – from market costs and technology to regulatory mandates and deadlines,” Colorado Springs Utilities Board…
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Colorado Springs making strides in affordable, energy-efficient housing through fee rebate program, officials say
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A fee rebate program Colorado Springs officials implemented in 2022 has helped the city make strides in its efforts to offer more affordable and more energy efficient housing for its lowest-earning residents, Colorado Springs community development officials said Wednesday. Since the city and Colorado Springs Utilities began offering the joint program it has, in the…
