colorado springs utilities
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Proposed water rule that could limit annexations sparks fierce opposition
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The titanic issues of limited water supply and the housing shortage clashed at the Colorado Springs Utilities board meeting Wednesday, along with major players in the housing industry. At the center of the debate is a proposed city ordinance that would require Utilities to have 130% of the water required to serve existing demand and the projected…
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With Drake’s closure, Colorado Springs Utilities to temporarily buy power on open market
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Colorado Springs Utilities will end natural gas power production at the downtown Martin Drake Power Plant Thursday as the agency moves toward cleaner electricity generation. Drake is one of the last urban power plants in the country to close and, ultimately, Utilities plans to reclaim the entire downtown site, a process that could take several…
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Colorado Springs Utilities to end power production at Drake
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Colorado Springs Utilities will shut down power production at the downtown Martin Drake Power Plant on Thursday as part of long-term plans to take down one of the last remaining urban power plants in the country. “Today’s milestone is bittersweet because it marks the end of an era. Our city will move forward with…
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Natural gas units going up at Drake Power Plant, deconstruction of building likely years out
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Six new natural gas units are going up where a colossal coal pile once stood at the Martin Drake Power Plant, a major step toward dismantling the aging blue building in downtown. Colorado Springs Utilities started work preparing for the new $120 million units shortly after the power plant burned coal for the last time…
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Colorado snowpack strong, but not yet enough to recover from drought conditions
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As wintry weather moves in Monday, forecasters are rooting for many more wet and snowy spring days to help the state recover from drought conditions. The U.S. Drought Monitor shows, as of Thursday, much of the state is in moderate or severe drought, despite strong snowpack across Colorado. The snowpack is tracking close to average…
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Key figure behind major Colorado Springs water deal has his share of critics
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Colorado Springs Utilities is celebrating what it believes will be a historic water-sharing agreement that would benefit agriculture in the Lower Arkansas River region as well as boost the city’s own water supplies. But there are others who point to the record of Karl Nyquist, a key figure behind the deal, as a reason to…
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BIDLACK | What is government’s proper role in managing our water?
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“Water, water, everywhere, so let’s all have a drink!” Thus spoke the great political and social commentator Homer Simpson, when, a few seasons back, he found himself afloat in the middle of a salt-water ocean. As his thirst grew, he recalled what he thought was the lesson of being marooned at sea. Happily, as the…
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Colorado Springs Utilities reaches novel water-sharing agreement
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Colorado Springs Utilities has entered into a water-sharing agreement that would bring in new supplies for a city that’s projected to grow by some 200,000 residents in the next 30 years. The agreement – which still faces hurdles – was struck between Colorado Springs Utilities, which manages water for 480,000 customers, and the Lower Arkansas…
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State air quality panel sets hearing on Colorado Springs power plant
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Support for and opposition to a renewed operating permit for Colorado Springs Utilities’ coal-fired Martin Drake Power Plant will be heard Monday night by the state Air Quality Control Commission. The overdue permit would cement clean-air rules and regulations that apply to the plant, said Roland Hea, permitting section supervisor for the Air Pollution Control…
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Coal power ‘under pressure’; Colorado Springs plant ‘at risk,’ says ratings service
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Colorado coal-fired power plants serving municipal electric utilities and rural cooperatives remain economically competitive despite the availability of cheaper natural gas and renewable energy, but one plant in Colorado Springs is “at risk,” according to an analysis by Moody’s Investor Services. Moody’s, which rates bond credit and does market research, assessed the market competitiveness of…
