Energy & Environment
Colorado’s Renewables Milestone Looks More Like Subtracting Coal than Adding Wind and Solar
Allen Best, at his blog Big Pivots, published recently that Colorado hit a milestone of 53% renewable generation: Colorado achieved an energy and climate milestone during the first quarter of 2026. During those three months, 53% of electricity in…
Love ’em or hate ’em; data centers are not the source…
This article is a reproduction of my presentation to the Summer Senate on July 7, 2026 that…
energy and natural resources (July 4, 2026)
This is my second post, of hopefully many to come, as a regular weekly resource for our readers: for…
Electricity inflation is misery in Minnesota
Source: The Misery Index on Amazon Prime Center of the American Experiment has just released a new…
The new electricity Misery Index
An idea popped into my head last week to create a new simple index of electricity prices for…
NERC 2026 State of Reliability Bears Warnings for Colorado
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC) 2026 State of Reliability report contains lessons for Colorado’s electricity sector. While the grid as a whole “continues to deliver reliable electric service,” challenges are mounting…
energy and natural resources edition
This is my first post, of hopefully many to come, as a regular weekly resource for our readers: for…
Heat pumps: less heat, more pump
Two posts from a couple years back in Powerline sounded the alarm on the push to replace gas heating…
the ‘black box’ of electricity inflation
I recently attended (not online, but in person no less) two public meetings at the Minnesota Public…
Xcel Energy Wants to Raise Rates, But It Can’t Even…
This month, Public Service Company of Colorado, Xcel Energy’s subsidiary in Colorado, reached a…
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