Renewable Energy
Environmentalists: Retiring Colorado’s Coal Fleet is Cost-Effective by 2023
By Grace Hood | Friday, June 28, 2019
The Sierra Club study looked at the economic impact of replacing 10 coal units in the state with wind and solar, cutting carbon and saving utility customers billions of dollars.
While Colorado is Ready For More Renewable Energy, the Grid Isn’t — For Now
By Grace Hood | Monday, June 10, 2019
The grid was never designed to handle the more fluctuating energy renewables provide and energy providers worry that all that new clean energy could test its limits.
Utilities Across the U.S. Help Connect Navajo Nation Residents Without Electricity
By Laurel Morales | Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Homes are so spread out it costs about $40,000 to hook up one home to the grid. Now utilities are rallying after a coast-to-coast call for help.
Red Zones & Green Jobs: Creating an Equitable Solar-Powered City
By Robin Kello | Thursday, May 23, 2019
Volunteers and trainees for GRID Alternatives include retirees, veterans, formerly incarcerated people, at-risk youth, and others seeking to transition into green energy jobs.
Harvesting Solar Could Help Small-Scale Farmers Improve Sustainability
By Enrique Gili | Friday, May 17, 2019
Research institutions are testing the merits of agrivoltaics - a mashup of agriculture and photovoltaics - in about 20 locations across the country, with projects in the planning stages or underway in Arizona, California and Oregon.
Getting Pumped: How LA Uses Two Big Lakes to Store Energy like a Giant Battery
By Sharon McNary | Tuesday, May 14, 2019
This battery-like combination - pumps and turbines - can power tens of thousands of homes. And it uses the most reliable force on Earth: gravity.
Coming Clean: An Elemental Special Interactive Series
By Elemental Staff | Friday, April 26, 2019
Elemental: Covering Sustainability examines the traditions of the oil and gas industry and the transitions toward renewable energy in the west, as part of a multimedia collaboration with our public media partners in California, Arizona & Colorado.
Colorado’s Oil and Gas Regulators Must Now Consider Public Health and Safety
By Grace Hood | Friday, April 19, 2019
After years of tension over expanded oil and gas drilling, including a deadly explosion that galvanized critics, Colorado is moving to tighten regulations on the booming industry.