Energy & Environment
Energy & Environmental Policy Center’s Testimony on Bill to Exempt Residential Customers from Clean Heat Plan Emissions Standards
On Thursday, February 19, 2026, Independence Institute Energy Policy Analyst Sarah Montalbano testified on in the Colorado House Energy & Environment Committee. The bill would have exempted residential natural gas customers from the emissions…
Minnesota electricity prices still more expensive than…
Checking up on national electricity prices: Minnesota continues to have the highest rates in its…
Early Energy Rumblings from the Colorado Legislature
The Colorado legislature is putting some energy hearings on the board for February, and 13 energy…
How Colorado’s Grid Fared During Winter Storm Fern
By Sarah Montalbano Winter Storm Fern brought more than snow and ice to Colorado last month. It…
Massive new Texas power plant
From KCBD-11 TV Lubbock, TX, Texas approves ‘largest permitted data center campus’ in the U.S.:…
Data centers as heat source
What if we could turn the biggest liability of data centers into an asset? From CNBC, This university campus is heated by an AI data center. Your home could be next. The campus is located in Dublin, Ireland. But the dilemma is universal. Two of the…
Powering Data Centers Out of Colorado
By Sarah Montalbano Legislators in Denver are off to the races this session with a heavy-handed bill…
Carbon-free wood
Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) reported over the weekend, State regulators rule that burning trash and…
How the Co-Ops are Coping: Colorado Distribution…
By Ethan Cornell* Introduction Colorado’s electric distribution cooperatives are undergoing a period…
The Truth About Energy in Polis’ State of the State
By Sarah Montalbano Governor Jared Polis addressed the General Assembly in his final State of the…
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