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Polis: Utilities must protect consumers from natural gas prices

I’m directing the Public Utilities Commission to improve long-term price stability and reduce customer exposure to spikes. Our utilities must be held accountable to ratepayers.

Posted by on 2023-02-06

Burned by high heat costs? State regulators invite utility customers to vent.

State regulators want to hear from people who are having trouble with high utility bills and the Polis administration is offering rebates of up to $1,044 to qualified Coloradans to help with heat expenses, property tax and rent.

Posted by on 2023-01-30

The highest-elevation restaurant in North America reopens at Colorado ski resort

The highest-elevation restaurant in North America reopens at Colorado ski resort

Il Rifugio isn't the only Colorado restaurant accessible exclusively by ski lift, but it is said to be the highest.

Posted by on 2022-12-30

As both incentives and gas prices increase, Coloradans look to electrifying homes as a solution

As both incentives and gas prices increase, Coloradans look to electrifying homes as a solution

Dan and Malia Fredrickson used the opportunity of a malfunctioning air conditioner to take a step toward electrifying their home by getting a heat pump, equipment that's been around for a while but has gotten more attention lately thanks to federal legislation.

Posted by on 2022-12-09

A rare wild chicken could become Colorado’s first “climate casualty” after rescue attempt falters

A rare wild chicken could become Colorado’s first “climate casualty” after rescue attempt falters

Among America's iconic native birds, the lesser prairie chicken can be especially hard to spot as it hides behind shrubs, only popping out before sunrise in spring for flamboyant mating dances.

Posted by on 2022-12-08

“Eye of Sauron”: The dazzling solar tower in the Israeli desert

Drive through the crags and craters of the Negev Desert, and it’s difficult to miss: a piercing light, mounted on an austere gray tower, more than 800 feet high. It’s visible even from space.

Posted by on 2022-10-22

Coors family to remake 5 blocks of downtown Golden with massive 10-year, $600M-plus project

Coors family to remake 5 blocks of downtown Golden with massive 10-year, $600M-plus project

One of the largest redevelopment projects in Golden's history is being undertaken by a family closely identified with the city.

Posted by on 2022-08-25

Large West Slope agrivoltaic solar project gets OK, could set precedent in power generation

Large West Slope agrivoltaic solar project gets OK, could set precedent in power generation

A proposed solar-energy farm in western Colorado that would provide power locally is getting a second chance even though the Delta County commissioners decided it was incompatible with the area.

Posted by on 2022-08-16

Citing 100% renewable push, Polis leads western governors in geothermal energy push

Geothermal energy will be the top priority for Gov. Jared Polis' upcoming term as the chair of the 22-member Western Governors' Association.

Posted by on 2022-07-28

Mini nuclear power plants being developed in Colorado could generate electricity around planet and in space

Mini nuclear power plants under development as a source of clean electricity for the United States -- and for deployment in space -- would be smaller than standard shipping containers. But the amount of electricity a single unit generates, as sub-atomic neutrons inside bombard uranium rods, could sustain up to 10,000 people -- without emitting the heat-trapping gases that accelerate climate change. Nuclear engineers at the Colorado School of Mines and the University of Colorado working this summer at federal facilities say they're racing to be able to deploy this mini plants as soon as possible.

Posted by on 2022-06-21

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