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Former Interior secretaries Bernhardt, Norton back Joe O’Dea in Republican US Senate primary
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Two Colorado Republicans who served as secretary of the Interior on Saturday endorsed Joe O’Dea in the GOP primary for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Michael Bennet. Gale Norton, a former state attorney general, and David Bernhardt, an energy and natural resources attorney, called the wealthy construction company owner’s focus on American energy…
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Major cooperative agrees to aggressive clean power goals, consider retiring Craig coal unit 4 years early
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Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, which supplies power to 43 power distribution cooperatives in Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming and Nebraska, agreed Wednesday to accelerate its transition to renewable energy and consider potentially shutting down a coal plant unit in the city of Craig four years earlier than originally planned. The proposed settlement before the Colorado…
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Coloradans face sharp spike in energy bills this winter
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Millions of Coloradans face steep increases in energy bills this winter, with some having to pay as much as 50% more compared to last winter. The rate increases occur at a time when residents struggle to keep up with inflation and the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hammer the state and the rest of the country.…
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Pueblo County Commission rejects solar energy project
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PUEBLO – An application to build a solar farm in southern Colorado has been denied by Pueblo County commissioners. The Pueblo Chieftain reports the application by Invenergy to build 750 acres of solar panels failed on a 3-0 vote Wednesday. Area residents had opposed the facility, fearing it would be a fire risk and devalue…
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Republicans learn to love wind and solar jobs after once mocking them
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By Josh Siegel, Washington Examiner Republicans used to deride so-called “green jobs” when former President Barack Obama promised to create millions of them with subsidies and loan guarantees. Mitt Romney, the GOP nominee for president in 2012, attacked Obama’s “unhealthy obsession with green jobs.” During a campaign stop in Colorado, he famously asked mockingly, “Have…
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Local officials support SW Colorado solar plant plan
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TELLURIDE – Local officials are supporting plans for a solar plant in southwest Colorado. San Miguel County commissioners recently signed a letter of support for the 30-megawatt power plant. Ute Peak Solar and Standard Solar want to see the plant built at a substation in western Montrose County. The Telluride Daily Planet reports the substation…
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New reports show impact of Trump’s trade war on solar, ag
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President Donald Trump’s tariff and trade polices have hit more than just the agriculture industry, according to a report released Thursday by the trade association for the solar industry. Also on Thursday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture put out a report showing how they calculate damage to the values of crops and livestock from tariffs…
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Xcel gets green light from Colorado for $2.5 billion clean energy plan
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The Colorado Public Utilities Commission on Monday approved a $2.5 billion plan by Xcel Energy to close coal-fired power plants and add a hefty dose of wind and solar generation so that 55 percent of the utility’s electricity will come from clean energy by 2026. Xcel, Colorado’s largest electricity provider with 3.2 million customers, got…
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Xcel seeks OK of $2.5B Colo. renewable energy plan
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Xcel Energy Inc. submitted a plan to Colorado regulators Wednesday seeking approval of a $2.5 billion program to transform electricity generation in the state, turning away from coal and natural gas and relying more heavily on renewable energy. The proposed Colorado Energy Plan (CEP) by the state’s largest electricity provider, with 3.1 million customers in…
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Colorado energy jobs led by natural gas and energy efficiency sectors
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Energy employment in Colorado grew by 11 percent in 2017 to a total of nearly 91,000 jobs – lead by the natural gas and energy-efficiency sectors, according to a report by the National Association of State Energy Officials. The survey of energy companies, which was done in conjunction with the energy think tank the Energy…
