News, Resources & Opinions
Inspiring Resources
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
Xcel Energy will hike its gas rate for a third time this year in Colorado
Link to the original story Adding utility rate increases one on top of another is called “pancaking” and Wednesday Colorado
Frustrated with their utilities, some Coloradans want the state to change its rules so communities can buy their own electricity
Link to the original story To lower utility bills and slow climate change, Colorado regulators are looking to a strategy
A heat wave wasn’t the only reason Xcel Energy locked customers out of their thermostats — their largest coal plant broke down
During a blazing heat wave ahead of Labor Day weekend, thousands of Xcel Energy customers lost control of their smart
A Utah startup is making a ‘treasure map’ for geothermal energy
Carl Hoiland grew up in a rural Oregon, taking trips into the Sierra Mountains with his grandfather to prospect gold
Opinions/Letters
Letter to the Editor: Larry Miloshevich: Why Community Choice Energy is Right for Boulder and for Colorado
The guest opinion by Gerald Braun on Aug. 16, titled “Community choice electricity is a better way to meet 21st
Guest opinion: Gerald Braun: Community choice electricity is a better way to meet 21st century challenges
Link to the original article Colorado communities may soon be empowered to chart their own energy and climate futures. Thanks
Fighting against the pro-extinction coalition
What would you call someone who sold you a car – sold you the car, not gave it to you
Opinion: Steve Pomerance: PUC: It’s time to fish or cut bait
Link to the original article The following is a modified version of testimony I sent to the Colorado Public Utilities