Feds order Craig coal plant open for another 3 months
admin The Trump administration extended its emergency order keeping Tri-State's Craig coal plant open through 2026.
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Xcel customers are being left in the dark by frequent outages, Colorado regulators say
The number of power outages in 2026 is exceeding historic averages, a Colorado Public Utilities Commission analysis found.
Weld County approves $1.7B green energy project across thousands of acres of active ranchland
The Enyo Energy project will bring 2,200 acres of solar panels and 79 wind turbines to the Chalk Bluffs region
Cash from feds will spark $1.2B electric transmission project in eastern Colorado
Most of the cost of the 28-mile project, intended to make the electricity supply more reliable, will be passed on…
Coal-burning Comanche 3 power plant back in service after a year of repairs
Shut down since August 2025, repairs to the problem-plagued plant in Pueblo could cost as much as $26 million, most…
BLM ignored wildlife migration when it leased Colorado land for oil and gas drilling, lawsuit claims
Two groups want to overturn lease sales, including thousands of acres that are key to elk, pronghorn and deer herds
Clean energy driving good jobs, growth on Eastern Plains, study says
Colorado's clean energy growth has boosted employment and salaries in Eastern Plains counties where a dozen jobs can make a…
BLM will offer parcels near Aurora Reservoir for oil and gas drilling
Feds say wells on 600 acres west of the reservoir likely to be drilled from a pad proposed by Crestone…
A judge told Xcel it couldn’t condemn a farmer’s land. Now the utility is headed to the state Supreme Court.
Case challenging Colorado’s largest utility’s condemnation powers may resolve conflict over 550 feet of right of way on an Eastern…
Colorado drill test finds clean energy pay dirt — 1,000 feet under high school football field
Colorado officials hope a 1,000 foot bore hold for geothermal energy at Aspen School District will show the way for…