/tags/coal-power Coal Power en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 11:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-04-14/nuclear-power-is-now-considered-clean-energy-in-colorado-under-a-new-law-heres-why Nuclear power is now considered a form of clean energy in Colorado, according to a new law. Today on In The NoCo, we explore why proponents think nuclear energy should be included in Colorado’s push toward more renewable energy – and why not everyone is on board. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 11:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-04-14/nuclear-power-is-now-considered-clean-energy-in-colorado-under-a-new-law-heres-why In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner /news/2024-11-15/platte-river-power-authority-customers-demand-third-party-review-of-plans-for-more-gas-fired-energy Community members are demanding a third party review of their electric company's plan to build new gas-fired turbines as it transitions to a clean energy future. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024-11-15/platte-river-power-authority-customers-demand-third-party-review-of-plans-for-more-gas-fired-energy Rae Solomon /podcast/inthenoco/2024-07-18/how-a-70-million-deal-in-northwest-colorado-creates-a-blueprint-for-future-coal-plant-closures Rural Northwest Colorado will soon lose its coal-fired power plant. It could be disastrous for Craig and Moffat County, but a $70 million deal between the community and the utility company could reduce the impact on the local economy -- and help Craig prepare for the future. In The NoCo asks how a groundbreaking agreement came together. Thu, 18 Jul 2024 11:30:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-07-18/how-a-70-million-deal-in-northwest-colorado-creates-a-blueprint-for-future-coal-plant-closures In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Erin O'Toole /news/2023-12-06/tri-state-coal-plants-early-retirement-accelerates-clean-energy-transition-in-northwest-colorado The state’s second largest electricity provider has announced plans to shut down its last coal-fired power plant in Craig, Colorado, two years ahead of schedule. Officials say market conditions have changed significantly since 2019 and it now makes more sense to accelerate the closure. Wed, 06 Dec 2023 17:01:54 GMT /news/2023-12-06/tri-state-coal-plants-early-retirement-accelerates-clean-energy-transition-in-northwest-colorado Rae Solomon /news/2023-11-30/with-clean-energy-on-the-horizon-northern-colorado-utility-plans-to-meet-short-term-needs-with-gas An electric utility serving Northern Colorado has pledged to reduce climate warming emissions by going all in on renewable energy. So why is Platte River Power Authority still investing in new gas-fired power plants? Thu, 30 Nov 2023 19:32:29 GMT /news/2023-11-30/with-clean-energy-on-the-horizon-northern-colorado-utility-plans-to-meet-short-term-needs-with-gas Rae Solomon /regional-news/2023-04-09/mountain-west-power-companies-speed-up-retirement-plans-for-coal-plants The structural decline of the U.S. coal industry is accelerating, with big implications for the Mountain West. Sun, 09 Apr 2023 12:00:00 GMT /regional-news/2023-04-09/mountain-west-power-companies-speed-up-retirement-plans-for-coal-plants Will Walkey /news/2022-01-24/craig-colorado-grapples-with-the-future-as-its-coal-mine-and-power-plant-shut-down Craig, a small town in northwest Colorado, is losing its coal plant, and residents fear it is the beginning of the end for their community. The same scenario is playing out in other small towns across the U.S. After decades of relying on coal for their workforce, tax base and way of life, the towns face uncertain futures as new state and national legislation forces the retirement of fossil fuels because of the worsening effects of human-caused climate change. Mon, 24 Jan 2022 12:00:00 GMT /news/2022-01-24/craig-colorado-grapples-with-the-future-as-its-coal-mine-and-power-plant-shut-down Patty Nieberg, Associated Press /2021-11-18/wyoming-city-hopes-new-nuclear-plant-can-ease-transition-from-coal Bill Gates' company TerraPower and the utility Rocky Mountain Power have picked the Wyoming coal town of Kemmerer as the location for a $4 billion, electricity-generating nuclear reactor. Optimism is high but the technology's unproven. Thu, 18 Nov 2021 19:30:07 GMT /2021-11-18/wyoming-city-hopes-new-nuclear-plant-can-ease-transition-from-coal Judy Fahys, Inside Climate °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ /environment/2021-02-10/morgan-stanley-predicts-coal-free-grid-by-2033 Bloomberg °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ broke the story this week about a very bleak outlook for a big industry in the West: Morgan Stanley is predicting coal will completely leave the U.S. energy mix by 2033, replaced largely by renewables. Wed, 10 Feb 2021 16:01:42 GMT /environment/2021-02-10/morgan-stanley-predicts-coal-free-grid-by-2033 Madelyn Beck /politics/2020-01-15/life-after-coal-mining-towns-in-sw-colorado-race-to-survive-another-energy-bust When Blondie's Diner closes around 9 p.m. and a table of hunters finish their green chili cheeseburgers and head back to their hotel, the town of Naturita… Wed, 15 Jan 2020 18:29:12 GMT /politics/2020-01-15/life-after-coal-mining-towns-in-sw-colorado-race-to-survive-another-energy-bust Scott Franz