Energy Transition

You have the power to charge, and change, the world

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We hope it’s not lost on you, dear reader, why we named our site “Empowering Colorado.”  

We journalists love nothing more than a good play on words. We are an energy news website. EmPOWERing Colorado. Get it?  

But beyond the potential for wordplay, this title has another deeper meaning. 

Over the past year, we’ve tried to help you feel smarter about energy. We’ve tried to explain how  elected officials are working diligently to solve a myriad of energy issues  including those  related to climate change  and an inevitable transition to cleaner fuels.

Allen Best

Utilities continue to shove coal to the side and see renewables as the way the wind is blowing

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The Martin-Drake Coal plant in Colorado Springs will process its last lump of coal Friday. The Martin Drake Power Plant will burn its last load of coal Friday, ending a century of coal-burning near downtown Colorado Springs. All but one of Colorado’s remaining coal plants will also close in this decade. What will replace the electricity generated by coal combustion in times when neither the wind blows nor the sun shines? The answers remain unclear.