By Fred Porter Special to The Sopris Sun Wind power continues to be Colorado’s largest source of electricity with near-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, accounting for 28% of generation in 2022. Xcel Energy reported its fraction of electricity generated by wind was 35%, and Holy Cross Energy (HCE) reported 36%. HCE’s new windfarm was only […]
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Carbondale, CLEER launch Home Energy Score pilot program
On Aug. 4, the Town of Carbondale, in conjunction with Carbondale-based Clean Energy Economy for the Region (CLEER), announced that it was undertaking a pilot program utilizing the U.S. Department of Energy’s Home Energy Score (HES) rubric. The program is offering free energy checkups for 100 residences in the town. Once completed, the results will […]
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Polis signs slew of laws to fight climate change
On June 9, The Colorado Energy Office announced that Governor Jared Polis signed a series of bills passed by the state legislature designed to equitably reduce carbon emissions through policy changes and a significant allotment of funding. These new laws — ranging from establishing new energy efficiency standards in home appliances, granting tax credits for […]
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Carbondale takes bold steps on climate
“Slow and steady wins the race,” goes the saying. But when it comes to climate change, we’re in a race against time. Recent reports by the United Nations and others show how far behind we already are. We need to be moving fast and steady. Consensus is emerging that human society needs to be “carbon […]
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Truly electrifying: Heat pump retrofits make net zero attainable
“Heat Pumps, heat pumps, that’s the key,” declares Marty Treadway, program director of the Community Office for Resource Efficiency (CORE). This is the sort of adamant answer he gives homeowners who ask, what equipment can be installed to lower residential utility bills, and preferably, not destroy the planet? The next question is, what’s a heat […]
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Basalt report: ‘AA’ rating kicks off bond sales, net zero gets a boost
At Basalt Town Council’s final meeting of the year, Dec. 14, Town Manager Ryan Mahoney reported that Standard & Poor’s global rating of ‘AA stable’ “was very successful,” and provided independent affirmation of Basalt’s fiscal policies over the last few years. The updated rating came just ahead of the town’s issuance of $17.6 million in […]