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Why the ground under Colorado solar panels is ripe for growing food

A Republican lawmaker has joined the previously Democrat-only push for solar agriculture, or agrivoltaics, priming Colorado to become a national leader

Posted by on 2023-01-22

Could Colorado communities get to 100% renewable energy faster than utility companies? Lawmakers may provide the tool.

Community choice electric, or CCE, is a concept pioneered in 1999. Xcel Energy says it’s a solution to a carbon problem that is already on its way to being solved.

Posted by on 2023-01-04

Colorado solar industry says federal investment lowers tariff threat

Inflation Reduction Act will boost U.S. makers of solar panels, easing worries that Commerce Department tariffs will choke off building stock

Posted by on 2022-12-27

T-Mobile anchors new community solar power field as developers diversify how renewables get built in Colorado

The Greeley array juices the equivalent of 113 phone stores and more, as solar developers look for innovative deals to build community gardens

Posted by on 2022-12-01

Colorado’s second-largest electric provider is set to lose 25% of its revenue as customers flee

Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association is at a crossroads as its 42 rural co-ops look to generate more of their own electricity or buy it on the open market

Posted by on 2022-11-30

Xcel’s $32M plan for Sloan Lake area ignites debate over Colorado’s energy future

Critics say Xcel Energy's push to supply natural gas to 6,800 new customers in Denver, Edgewater and Lakewood runs afoul of Denver's plans to reduce natural gas consumption

Posted by on 2022-11-22

Xcel Energy may be discriminating against Colorado solar panel owners, and state regulators want answers

The utility giant’s delay of smart meter technology could cost solar homeowners money, and a pointed staff request asks commissioners to judge

Posted by on 2022-11-01

Xcel Energy’s ability to meet next summer’s electricity demand hangs on two Pueblo solar projects

The transition from fossil-fuel generated electricity to renewables is proving tricky for Colorado’s largest utility.

Posted by on 2022-10-04

Delta County thought solar panels were a baaaaad idea. But what if there were 1,000 sheep grazing under them?

The question before the Delta County Commission this month is whether 1,000 sheep can forge a path for dozens of solar panels — after the commissioners rejected a solar project citing concerns about losing farmland. In March, the commission, on a 2-1 vote, rejected an 80-megawatt solar project covering 475 acres just outside of Delta, […]

Posted by on 2022-08-15

“It’s our new cash crop”: A land rush for renewable energy is transforming the Eastern Plains

A race to meet state climate goals — and to get expiring federal tax credits along the way — has led to a flurry of wind and solar activity.

Posted by on 2022-06-19