Colorado has been advancing rapidly toward its goals of having 940,000 EVs on the road…
Author: Allen Best
BIG PIVOTS: The Big, Beautiful Bill vs. Colorado Renewable Energy, Part Two
Solar, he said, has become the lowest cost resource and the fastest dispatching. But it does have a vulnerability, as does wind: variability….
BIG PIVOTS: The Big, Beautiful Bill vs. Colorado Renewable Energy, Part One
Not much to like in the big, beautiful bill. But then, it’s only half-time. How hard will key Republicans in Senate push back?
BIG PIVOTS: Shared Risk at the Heart of the Colorado River Debate
But what exactly did they agree upon? That has become a sticking point in 2025 as states have squared off about rules governing the river…
BIG PIVOTS: Climate Change Lawsuit Gets the Green Light
Colorado Supreme Court says Boulder/Boulder County lawsuit can be heard by a state court and is not pre-empted by federal laws. But, there was dissent…
BIG PIVOTS: Tri-State Doesn’t See Coal in Its Future
“Just transition” is also part of Tri-State’s pivot. State legislators in 2019 said that coal-dependent communities should be given aid as they made their career shifts…
BIG PIVOTS: Tons of Questions About a Data Center Bill
A late bill being heard by Colorado legislators is big and complex. And exactly what problem is it solving?
BIG PIVOTS: Friction in Colorado about 2035 and 2040 Climate Goals, Part Two
The bill, if it became law, risked “driving energy costs higher at a time when our state is already nearing an affordability crisis,” said the letter…
BIG PIVOTS: Friction in Colorado about 2035 and 2040 Climate Goals, Part One
The bill, if it became law, risked “driving energy costs higher at a time when our state is already nearing an affordability crisis,” said the letter…
Trump Administration Thawing Frozen IRA Funding for Electric Co-ops?
But will Colorado’s electric cooperatives get all the money they were promised? The answer remains unclear…
BIG PIVOTS: Sun Day in the Works
“The idea of Sun Day, instead, is that we’re on the edge of this extraordinary possibility for solar…”
BIG PIVOTS: Bumps Ahead in Colorado’s Road to Decarbonization?
“Although these proposed tariffs and policy changes have yet to have full effect, vendors have preemptively included the anticipated increase in their pricing models…”
BIG PIVOTS: Why It’s Named ‘Lee Ferry’
Recently I mentioned Lee Ferry in a story I wrote about the Colorado River wrangling. A reader sought to correct my perceived solecism…
BIG PIVOTS: Putting Lauren Boebert in Perspective
A Democrat and a Republican share their views of the Trump presidency, Colorado’s political shift, and other topics at the Colorado Water Congress…
BIG PIVOTS: Rural Electric Associations Holding Their Breath
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association alone has been promised $670 million in low-interest loans and other financial assistance…
BIG PIVOTS: NREL vs. ‘Drill-Baby-Drill’
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden has 3,675 employees. It’s known around the world…
BIG PIVOTS: Colorado Legislature Looking at Nuclear Energy
The legislative bill this year has more than one sponsor, including two Democrats. It might actually survive its first committee hearing…
White House Cuts Off ‘New ERA’ Funding to Colorado Electric Cooperatives
Will the money eventually arrive? Donald Trump in his first days as president ordered a freeze on distribution of funds…