Denver airport expects today’s electrical demand of 45 megawatts to expand to 300 to 400 megawatts in the next two decades…
Author: Allen Best
Allen Best publishes the e-journal Big Pivots, which chronicles the energy transition in Colorado and beyond.
BIG PIVOTS: An Afternoon in Denver’s Industrial Armpit
The refinery is located amid what might be called a municipality’s urban necessities, at least as defined in the mid-20th century…
BIG PIVOTS: You Should Read This Book
“Human Nature” is a serious book that delivers frequent smiles, even some laughs. Plus, you get lessons in Greek mythology…
BIG PIVOTS: Will Data Centers Show Up in Colorado’s Rural Areas? Part Two
Tri-State and its members would also allow data center developers to produce part of their own generation. That tariff is called ‘bring-your-own-resource’…
BIG PIVOTS: Will Data Centers Show Up in Colorado’s Rural Areas? Part One
All the action has been along the Front Range. Could places like Craig and Pagosa Springs be part of the story going forward?
BIG PIVOTS: Colorado Leads the Nation in Percentage of EV Car Sales
Almost one-third of all new car sales from July through September were for EVs or plug-in hybrids…
BIG PIVOTS: ‘Mountain Town 2030’ Conference Has Legs… and Wheels… Part Two
“Elected officials and ski resort leaders have immense influence; with real, economic accounts of how climate change is impacting their communities and businesses…”
BIG PIVOTS: ‘Mountain Town 2030’ Conference Has Legs… and Wheels… Part One
Bill McKibben headlined this year’s summit in Breckenridge. But the diversity of other speakers testifies to the momentum this organization has…
BIG PIVOTS: Interview with the ‘Traveling Wilburys’ of the Colorado River, Part Three
The significant reductions you’ve seen in the lower basin are clearly not enough. The reservoirs are still dropping. But it shows what is possible…
BIG PIVOTS: Interview with the ‘Traveling Wilburys’ of the Colorado River, Part Two
“So I think the lesson is, even if there’s litigation, there’s going to be continued discussions and negotiations…”
BIG PIVOTS: Interview with the ‘Traveling Wilburys’ of the Colorado River, Part One
Everyone agrees that the old rules must be revised. A behind-the-curtain conversation with three of the authors who warn of dangerous proximity to the cliff’s edge…
BIG PIVOTS: A Simple Colorado River Solution? Use Less Water
The new report says the story is not near as complicated as some would have you believe…
Tiny Colorado Schools Go Underground for Heating, Cooling… Part Two
“It really was not anything about emissions. It was about options, doing something that would be sustainable for a long time for us…”
Tiny Colorado Schools Go Underground for Heating, Cooling… Part One
Liberty High School has too few students for a basketball team. But it soon will have a cutting-edge geothermal heating and cooling system…
BIG PIVOTS: Rising Tensions Over Lowering Aquifers
Colorado River rightfully gets attention. So should the groundwater depletion underway in the Republican and other basins…
BIG PIVOTS: What’s Next for Electrical Power in Pueblo? Part Three
La Plata Electric in Durango, now led by Chris Hansen, one of the architects of Colorado’s energy transition, left open the door for natural gas in its recent solicitation….
BIG PIVOTS: What’s Next for Electrical Power in Pueblo? Part Two
“Perhaps this (PUC) Commission is biased against Pueblo because it voted for President Trump twice…”
BIG PIVOTS: What’s Next for Electrical Power in Pueblo? Part One
“Only advanced nuclear will make Pueblo whole and put the community on a path to prosper…”
BIG PIVOTS: Aspen Schools Look Underground for Sustainable Energy, Part Two
Suhrbier said the district hopes the geo-exchange network can be accomplished for less than $20 million…