“So, yes, agriculture has to be more efficient, and yes, cities have to be more efficient…”
Author: Allen Best
Allen Best publishes the e-journal Big Pivots, which chronicles the energy transition in Colorado and beyond.
BIG PIVOTS: The Challenges Facing the Colorado and Republican Rivers
“We’re closer to the end (of the life of the aquifer) than the beginning…”
BIG PIVOTS: A Colorado River Q&A
Doug Kenney, principal organizer of annual Colorado River Conference, talks about how the growing tensions among basin states pose challenges in setting the agenda…
BIG PIVOTS: Why Did the Data Center Bill Have to Die?
Key sponsor of guardrail bill blames opposition of labor. Others familiar with the debate point to more complicated causes…
BIG PIVOTS: Colorado Wildfire Season, By the Numbers
State officials urge personal responsibility while laying out their readiness for what could be a particularly challenging summer…
BIG PIVOTS: Heat, Drought, and Fire in 2026?
In Colorado, the snowpack in the Eagle River drainage on April 1 was 21% of the 30-year average. The Roaring Fork River was 26%. On the San Juan, it was 17%….
Governor Jared Polis on Colorado’s Energy Achievements
The Colorado Governor talks about geothermal, and nuclear, and the continuing role of natural gas…
BIG PIVOTS: Last Solar Panels Installed at Black Hollow
Once fully operational later this year, the complex will be northern Colorado’s largest solar project…
BIG PIVOTS: Big Batteries a Game Changer in Colorado
Utilities are briskly adding batteries, allowing deeper penetration of lower-cost renewables…
BIG PIVOTS: Is Chris Wright Wrong?
Was U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s order to keep a coal-burning unit at Craig available, beyond its scheduled retirement in December, an “illegal emergency order”?
BIG PIVOTS: Auden Schendler and the Failure of Business Sustainability
The author of “Terrible Beauty” spoke in metro Denver this past week. Listeners left with key messages in mind…
BIG PIVOTS: How to View Denver’s Proposed Moratorium on Data Centers
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston said Denver’s proposed “pause allows us to put clear and consistent guardrails in place…”
BIG PIVOTS: Darkness Before the Dawn at Lake Powell? Part Three
“We need long-term funding to mitigate the impacts and build resilience in both basins…”
BIG PIVOTS: Darkness Before the Dawn at Lake Powell? Part Two
“They have been accustomed, some would say addicted, to the reliable delivery of stored water for all their needs since Hoover Dam was built…”
BIG PIVOTS: Darkness Before the Dawn at Lake Powell? Part One
“Other entities may seek to intervene in the litigation. The United States certainly would…”
BIG PIVOTS: How Colorado Sees the Colorado River Stalemate
Snowpack realities must be recognized by all seven Colorado River Basin states, says Becky Mitchell…
BIG PIVOTS: Kicking the (Coal) Can Down the Road?
Colorado Springs Utilities wants legislation to let it delay retirement of its last coal-burning unit…
BIG PIVOTS: Rural vs. Urban at History Colorado
Panel discussions often are echo chambers. This session sponsored by Colorado Solar and Storage Association was more interesting…
BIG PIVOTS: Oh, the Irony of Craig No. 1
Trump has ordered the Craig coal unit, planned for retirement, to stay open. But it so happens the unit is broken…