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Reimagining the Future
Your Guide to the Inflation Reduction Act, from Rewiring America: Everything you need to know to maximize your savings.
- How much money will you get with the Inflation Reduction Act? See the IRA Calculator
Car-free inspiration started by two Boulderites: CarbonLessDay
Entertaining Education About Utilities? Yes, Thank You John Oliver!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver discusses the problem with privately-owned monopoly utilities.
John Farrell of the Institute for Local Self Reliance follows up on Oliver’s report about what can be done to hold utilities accountable.
Big Oil Suffers Setbacks, Forced To Deal With Climate Change — Rachel Maddow Show
100% Renewable: Pathways to Our Clean Energy Future
presented by Sustainable Resilient Longmont and the Colorado Sierra Club
Rethinking Energy — Tony Seba
Community Power Opportunity for Rural Residents, John Farrell
Boulder Landmark Meets LEED Platinum
Courtesy of Bob Carmichael
Four Actions with Impact: Natural Gas Replacement
Courtesy of David & Emily Takahashi
Industry News
The Hottest Amenity From Developers? A Power Plant Made of Batteries.
Charged via rooftop solar panels, the cells form a network that provides a building with backup electricity and that utilities
Governor warns Colorado utilities again over storm-surge fees as Xcel tallies request at $264 per customer
Gov. Jared Polis says Colorado customers should not have to pay for a Valentine’s Day spike if no one told
A Texas city had a bold new climate plan – until a gas company got involved
The fossil fuel industry is using the same playbook to fight city climate plans around the country Emily Holden for Floodlight,
Electrical Empires in Colorado
October 16, 2020 Can Colorado’s largest utilities thwart fragmentation? by Allen Best Colorado’s two largest electrical utilities this autumn are
Opinions/Letters
Laursen: Municipalization: Renewables are right around corner
The City of Boulder must move faster toward renewable sources for the city’s electricity. It should not, however, hasten to
Bach: Municipalization: Don’t give up now
August 19, 2020 We are living in a time when so much is out of our control, but our energy
Zahniser: Message to Council: RFP Results, Electioneering
August 19, 2020 Dear Boulder City Council members, RFP results are in! With only a few weeks to put together
Cowles: Info on Xcel’s campaign consultant
Dear City Council members, Your council has not yet heard from the community or worked out the final price or