Tag: nuclear power
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Nuclear reactor planned at Buckley amid rush to develop more power
A nuclear microreactor could be installed at Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora as part of a push across the Air Force and the Army to increase energy resilience. Across the country, other customers and utilities are also looking to nuclear energy to power the data centers needed for artificial intelligence. Colorado Springs Utilities is…
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Colorado’s 2040 ‘renewable’ energy goal faces cost challenges
A new state report outlined how Colorado plans to reach 100% “renewable” electricity by 2040, a goal that supporters argued is crucial to achieving “net zero” carbon in a few decades but which critics countered is happening too quickly at a significant cost to consumers. The report examined a buildout of wind, solar, batteries and…