Tag: renewable energy
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Colorado legislature could keep coal burning at Ray Nixon Power Plant through 2032
A bill progressing through the legislature could nearly double the remaining years that Colorado Springs Utilities can receive coal-fired power from the Ray Nixon Power Plant. Since 1980, the plant generated up to 260 megawatts of power from its massive coal-fire generators for Colorado Springs residents. The plant is scheduled to go offline at the…
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Palmer High School receives $5 million for air conditioning upgrades
As major renovations are underway for Colorado Springs’ oldest high school, a state tax credit will help modernize its heating and cooling system. Through Colorado’s Geothermal Energy Tax Credit Offering, the Colorado Energy Office announced $7.3 million in awards for projects throughout the state. The largest individual recipient of this funding, Palmer High will receive $5…
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The uphill battle ahead: Four different leaders, four different takes on global warming
At the United Nations this week, four leaders showed why tackling climate change is complex
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Colorado Springs Utilities CEO: Governor’s carbon reduction plan may be too much, too soon
In 2021, Gov. Jared Polis released a long-range plan to make Colorado more environmentally friendly by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Titled the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Roadmap, the plan called for the state’s electric utilities — which generated the majority of fossil-based emissions in Colorado — to reduce greenhouse gas pollution at least 80% by 2030.…
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Fossil fuel-dependent Puerto Rico can fully shift to clean energy by 2050, a federal study says
As Puerto Rico struggles with chronic power outages and a decaying electric grid, federal officials believe the U.S. territory that is heavily dependent on fossil fuels can fully shift to clean energy by 2050, according to a new study that has been two years in the making