Two major utilities are protesting a federal order requiring them to operate the Craig Unit 1 coal power plant in Colorado, originally scheduled to retire on December 31 of 2025.

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This week Colorado utilities filed a request for reconsideration against the Trump administration’s illegal coal orders following similar requests from public interest groups and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser. Tri-State Generation and Transmission and Platte River Power Authority’s (PRPA) argue the federal government’s intervention to keep the Craig 1 coal unit operating violates ... [continued]

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Pivot Energy, a national renewable energy provider headquartered in Denver, and the University of Denver (DU), have completed the state’s first off-site net-metered solar project. This project contributes to DU’s goal to offset 100% of its electricity with renewable energy. The 3.28-MWDC project, located in Johnstown, started producing renewable energy earlier this month. Under an…

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Technical ceramics manufacturer CoorsTek has commissioned Pivot Energy to build three off-site net-metered solar projects supporting the company’s operations in northeastern Colorado. The arrays, totaling 10.4 MWDC, will be built in Greeley. Once operational, the project is expected to generate approximately 20 million kWh of solar energy annually, enough to cover roughly 40% of CoorsTek’s…

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