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Modernize permitting to meet our energy needs | OPINION
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By Gabe Evans and Heather Reams Energy needs across the country are growing, particularly as domestic AI and advanced manufacturing increase. To meet this demand, we need every electron possible, but our current permitting system disincentivizes innovation and new project development. As two leaders in the energy space, we know the United States is more…
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Coal-fired generator at Pueblo’s Comanche Power Plant gets a one-year extension on life
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The Comanche Power Plant in Pueblo will continue to operate a coal-powered electrical generating unit that was slated for retirement this month for one more year. The move comes after Xcel Energy, the state’s largest utility company, petitioned in November to keep one generator operating after an outage at the coal-fired power plant. Gov. Jared…
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Can Colorado reinvent its uranium legacy?
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Uranium mining in Colorado has a bright future. George Glasier believes that. From his cattle ranch near Nucla, Colo., where sagebrush valleys give way to rugged canyons, Glasier leads a company working to restart old uranium mines and build a new ore processing plant. This push comes at a pivotal time for an industry that’s…
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Colorado residents can save up to $14K under this energy rebate program
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The Colorado Energy Office has launched the first set of energy rebates for homeowners on Thursday. Part of the federally funded Home Energy Rebate Program, low-income Coloradans can save up to $14,000 for making eligible energy-efficient upgrades to their homes, including improvements to appliances, insulation, and electric panels. Funding for the incentives comes from the…
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Colorado, Xcel, petition to delay Comanche coal-fired generating unit shutdown
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Colorado’s largest utility company has petitioned energy regulators to push back the retirement of a coal-fired, electrical generating unit located in the Southern part of the state from December 2025 to the end of 2026. The Polis administration is backing the petition. Comanche Unit 2 is one of three coal-fired units at the Pueblo-based Comanche…
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Energy battle: Colorado power plant closures ignite debate over jobs, taxes and energy future in Pueblo
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As Colorado darts toward a future powered by “clean” energy, a battle is brewing in Pueblo, where coal closures, union jobs and lost tax revenue collide with a community demanding a solution as its power plants are a primary target for a shutdown. Between 2025 and 2031, six more coal-fired power plants in Colorado are scheduled to…
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Xcel appeals to state on billion-dollar energy project denied in El Paso County
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Colorado’s largest utilities provider has asked the state to overrule local decisions on the $1.7 billion Colorado Power Pathway project, which was denied permits this year in El Paso and Elbert counties. Xcel is asking the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to consider overruling local decisions on the 550-mile powerline project in the name of public…
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Western governors’ eye nuclear for power demand
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The Western Governors’ Association’s two-day “Energy Superabundance” workshop this week brought together Gov. Brad Little of Idaho and Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah with federal regulators, utility executives, investors and supply-chain managers. The workshop in Idaho Falls focused on nuclear power’s chicken-and-egg problem. Without workers there are no factories, without factories there is no fuel,…
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Colorado regulators consider Xcel Energy’s proposal for 5,000 MW of new generation
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Colorado’s energy regulators are deliberating Xcel Energy’s request to build out new generating resources, even as business groups urged the commissioners to not “artificially” constrain the amount of power that industry experts concluded the state needs. Xcel is asking the Public Utilities Commission to build 5,000 megawatts of new capacity over the next five years. …
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Colorado Democrats advance proposal seeking to curb costs of utility bills
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Months after the Colorado legislature began investigating the state’s skyrocketing energy bills, Democrats advanced a proposal they say will help address the issue. Senate Bill 291 seeks to lower costs of utility bills and reduce future volatility by making several changes to the regulation of Colorado’s investor-owned electricity and natural gas providers, such as Xcel Energy, including…
