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Exploring Colorado’s Energy Transformation — 2022 Energy Report
In 2012, ColoradoBiz began its special Energy Report to spotlight the state’s ever-evolving energy industry, which is so clearly intertwined with the environment. On one hand, it’s amazing to see […]
Tapping the Brakes on the Californication of Colorado transportation
Almost a decade ago, David Lewis wrote for Colorado-Biz that Colorado was “a natural-gas leader,” while European-based energy organizations crowed about the “Golden Age of Gas.” Natural gas-powered vehicles were […]
Do Hispanics Bear the Brunt of the Energy Crisis?
A perfect storm is a weather disaster produced by a calamitous combination of unusual factors. While we hear the term often, it’s also an apropos allegory for describing current events […]
Rising to the Cleantech Challenge
The oil and natural gas industry propelled America to greatness in the last century. It is the foundation of energy and artificial light, allowing homes and businesses to be lit […]
Clearing the Air on Colorado’s Emissions
If you’ve lived here long enough, you know about Colorado‘s infamous brown cloud and seen the electronic signs with air quality warnings. These ozone alerts from the Colorado Department of […]
All-Electric Houses On the Rise — Colorado Homebuilders Embrace Alternatives to Natural Gas
Pure Zero Construction has begun building houses in Pueblo with components that, although still rare in Colorado, may become commonplace during the next few years. Mainly, all-electric houses. Natural gas […]
A Zero is Not OK: Some Colorado Representatives are Failing Us on Energy
With ballots hitting millions of Colorado mailboxes last week, it can be tough to sift through the countless resources voters now have (or receive) when casting their votes. Perhaps too […]
Top Company 2022: Energy
The outpouring of applications for this year’s Top Company awards is a testament to the resilience and adaptability of enterprises that do business in the state. Applications for the 35th […]
Water Pipeline Back in Play? — The Future of Colorado’s Water Distribution
From Aaron Million’s 12th-floor office in downtown Fort Collins, you can see Wyoming in the distance. Depending upon the route, it can be 3,000 feet uphill. The downhill side of […]
Taming Agriculture’s Energy Hogs
Sam Anderson, energy specialist with the Colorado Department of Agriculture, oversees the state’s ACRE3 program that provides agricultural producers with grant funding for energy-efficiency projects and renewable energy. Return on […]
Coloradoans are Playing an Important Role in the Global Energy Evolution
Energy powers the world, plain and simple. It’s what keeps our lights on, our homes warm, and provides us with so many daily necessities whether we realize it or not. […]
Should Colorado adopt California’s energy policies?
Natural gas is currently used by both residential and commercial building owners for a variety of purposes, with water heating, space heating, and cooking making up the primary preferred applications. Over the last year, environmental groups have been targeting the natural gas industry and its consumers through local bans on new natural gas hookups. A look at how this could affect access to afford[...]
