Energy & Environment
Don’t follow Germany on energy policy
California Governor Gavin Newsom made headlines earlier this month as he traveled Europe, conducting his own independent foreign policy and signing agreements with foreign countries. From one Newsom press release, Governor Newsom, German Environment…
Energy & Environmental Policy Center’s Testimony…
On Thursday, February 19, 2026, Independence Institute Energy Policy Analyst Sarah Montalbano…
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.: Pacifico Energy received its air permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for 7.65 GW of gas-fired power generation. To put this into…
Data centers as heat source
What if we could turn the biggest liability of data centers into an asset? From CNBC, This…
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…
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