Traducción por Dolores Duarte Los comisionados iniciaron su reunión del 12 de julio discutiendo la redistribución del Distrito 57 de la Cámara de Colorado (HD-57). El representante del HD-57, Perry Will, estuvo presente para hablar sobre el tema. El comisionado Tom Jankovsky inició la conversación dejando claras sus preocupaciones. Los mapas preliminares de redistribución “toman” […]
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Solar in, redistricting out
The commissioners began the meeting discussing the redistricting of Colorado House District 57 (HD-57). HD-57 Representative Perry Will was present at the meeting. Commissioner Tom Jankovsky kicked off the conversation by making his concerns clear. The preliminary redistricting maps “carve out” a section of Garfield County from HD-57, which places the majority of Silt and […]
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Tormenta de Texas afecta costos de servicios acá
Traducción por Dolores Duarte En febrero ocurrió en Texas un fenómeno meteorológico que se produce una vez por década, con temperaturas inusualmente frías y nevadas. Durante esta tormenta, la demanda de gas natural se disparó tanto para la calefacción como para la electricidad, al mismo tiempo que la disponibilidad caía en picada debido a la […]
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CMC/HCE solar project is a “win-win”
In early April, Holy Cross Energy (HCE) announced that it was partnering with Colorado Mountain College (CMC) to develop a large photovoltaic solar array near Glenwood Springs. The installation, which will be built on CMC-owned land near its Spring Valley campus, will have a generating capacity of 4.5 megawatts (MW). It will also include a […]
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My Friend, the North American Electric Grid
My roof is equipped with an 8.5 kilowatt solar array, enough to supply household needs and to charge Sparky, our electric car. Our 25 solar panels free us from an electric bill; they don’t make us energy independent. In the summer, Xcel Energy sends us checks to pay for the excess electricity we churn out. […]