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    Collaboration advances green building locally

    Collaboration advances green building locally thumbnail CMC’s new 22-acre, 4.5 megawatt solar array was built in partnership with HCE, Sunsense Solar and Ameresco. Photo by Elizabeth Key

    Spearheaded by the Paris Climate Agreement’s goal to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius, the Roaring Fork Valley is sprinting in the race to zero emissions with the help of international, federal, state, local and individual participation. Global emissions need to be cut in half by 2030 and be… read more →

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    Texas storm impacts local utilities costs

    Texas storm impacts local utilities costs thumbnail Holy Cross Energy avoided around $11 million in inflated costs in the month of February thanks to power purchasing flexibility. Other local utilities were not as fortunate. Photo by Raleigh Burleigh.

    In February, a once-a-decade weather event occurred in Texas, bringing unusually cold temperatures and snowfall.

    During this storm, demand for natural gas skyrocketed for both heat and electricity, at the same time as availability plummeted due to frozen gas supply lines and reduced pumping capacity from… read more →

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    Letters - April 22, 2021

    The views expressed in opinion pieces do not necessarily reflect those of The Sopris Sun. The community is invited to submit letters up to 500 words to news@soprissun.com. Longer columns are considered on a case-by-case basis. The deadline for submission is noon on Monday.

     

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