After years of harsh critiques from environmental groups and departing co-op members over its slow pace of change, Tri-State Generation is now winning praise for plugging in and planning a host of…
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As Trump again attacks wind power, we looked at its role in Colorado. It’s big.
One mainstream presidential candidate is a constant critic of wind power, mocking its unreliability, alleged whale-disturbing noise, and other impacts on the environment. The other mainstream candidate is spending billions of dollars…
Xcel may shut off power more often to avoid wildfires. Regulators have 8 questions about how that might work.
An inquiry by state regulators into Xcel Energy’s April “public safety” electricity outage — which created chaos in parts of the Front Range — has yielded a list of potential steps utilities…
Colorado’s Eastern Plains prepare to protect people and livestock as wind chills predicted at minus 30
Communities on the Eastern Plains don’t have nearly the number of homeless people as in Colorado’s cities, but local officials said they still need help as temperatures drop dangerously low this weekend. …