If accepted by the PUC, this likely will be the first time that social cost of carbon has been applied to operation of any fossil fuel plant in the United States…
Author: Allen Best
Allen Best publishes the e-journal Big Pivots, which chronicles the energy transition in Colorado and beyond.
BIG PIVOTS: Creating a Low-Carb Diet of Local and Imported Energy
Can local resources be knitted with large-scale resources from elsewhere to meet the 2030 carbon-free goals?
Colorado Arrives at the Dawn of Megafires, Part Three
“It was a gut reaction,” said Brubaker. “I looked at the sky and I knew that I needed to get out of here…”
Colorado Arrives at the Dawn of Megafires, Part Two
“What’s striking is that temperatures and correspondingly fire are now exceeding the range that these forests have coped with for thousands of years…”
Colorado Arrives at the Dawn of Megafires, Part One
Temperatures will rise. Wildfires will become larger, more unpredictable. Welcome to the age of megafires…
Colorado Puts the Kibosh to Plastic Bags and Foam. What’s Next?
With this law, called the Plastic Pollution Reduction Act, Colorado became the 10th state to take action against single-use plastic bags…
OPINION: Electric Utilities and Regulators Do the ‘What-If’ Dance
“It’s about economic development and jobs — and, in the retirement of coal plants, the community impacts of just transition. Economics and low cost still matter. But there are many other considerations…”