Renewable Energy
Navajo Nation President Proclaims Renewable Energy Its Top Priority
By Laurel Morales | Wednesday, April 3, 2019
The Navajo Sunrise Proclamation says the tribe will provide off-grid solar to the 15,000 or so households still without electricity.
The Irony of an Electric Car Named ‘Tesla’
By Frani Halperin | Tuesday, April 2, 2019
A little history lesson on the "War of the Currents" can go a long way in understanding the current energy grid and the future of electric cars (including those named Tesla).
Colorado’s Oil and Gas ‘Forced Pooling’ Laws May Get a Major Overhaul
By Matt Bloom | Monday, March 11, 2019
The long-standing practice is facing fresh criticism as Colorado's population balloons and oil and gas development creeps closer to neighborhoods.
As Relicensing Looms, Aging Dams Face a Reckoning
By Felicity Barringer | Thursday, March 7, 2019
Green power source or fish killer? As older dams around the West come up for relicensing, owners must spend heavily to fix problems, while new energy sources are getting cheaper.
Storing Sunlight: Arizona’s Largest Utility Plans to Expand Battery Capacity
By Peter Gong | Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019
Arizona will be second only to California in terms of the size of batteries utilized, which would allow customers to use solar energy after the sun sets.
From Kaiser to Vail Ski Resorts, Companies Doubled their Wind and Solar in 2018
By Grace Hood | Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019
To reach its carbon neutral goal by 2020, Kaiser inked a deal to buy 200 megawatts of new wind and solar from sites in Arizona and California.
If Colorado Wants Green Energy, Bigger Better Batteries are Part of the Puzzle
By Grace Hood | Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019
If you plug in an electric car today, chances are you’re drawing electricity that comes from fossil fuel sources.
Arizona Adopts First Rules to Encourage Electric Vehicles
By Heather van Blokland | Friday, Jan. 25, 2019
It won’t come cheaply, but the costs of incentives and infrastructure could actually be less than the environmental and health costs of the status quo.