Renewable

During the April 8 committee hearing on Senate Bill 252 in the Colorado Senate, State Senator Ted Harvey wisely asked how the bill’s potentially multibillion-dollar impact on electricity costs would affect state-owned facilities located in the service territories of rural electric cooperatives.  It’s a logical question – farmers, ranchers, business owners, large manufacturers and small towns in rural areas are not the only electricity consumers who would feel the burdens of this legislation. Read more »

One of the most frequently quoted expressions in the western United States claims that “Whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting over.” But as contentious as water policy can sometimes be, the liquid so critical to life and economic vitality can occasionally serve as a topic of remarkable agreement as well.
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All across Colorado, influential organizations are voicing their opposition to Senate Bill 252. We would like to recognize the following groups for standing with rural Coloradans:

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Tired of politicians pushing policies that don’t impact them -- but put burdens on other people?

Then please act today to tell your legislators that Colorado Senate Bill 252 is unfair.

Key Front Range legislators authored this bill in secret but – get this – it only impacts rural Coloradans.

That’s just not fair.

Now, whether or not you live in rural Colorado, it’s time to stand up for fair play and affordable electricity for all Coloradans.

And if they can do this to rural Coloradans… well, who knows who’ll be next on their list. Read more »

By Rich Wilson

Spring heralds planting season for my family. My wife has a knack for coaxing seeds to life. I enjoy our garden and I’ve tried to help out, but sadly I didn’t inherit a green thumb. Her rows of vegetables stand tall and proud; plants subject to my ministrations struggle to make it through the summer.

For utilities in many states, renewable energy presents the same dilemma. Most folks like the idea of tapping into natural resources, such as the sun, wind, water, the earth’s heat or biomass. Unlike traditional fuels, these sources replenish themselves. What’s not to like?

Well, not every state is like Colorado when it comes to renewables. The bottom line is that these “green” energy alternatives  likely will never produce enough electricity to meet all of our needs. You can’t solve the problem by adding more wind turbines when there’s no breeze; some fuels just work better in certain parts of the country. Read more »