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Tri-State Generation is reviewing executive orders, but says its plan to close all three coal-fired units at Craig Station is based on economics. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Mark Jaffe and then read the Colorado Sun story at the link below.
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A new scientific analysis shows the U.S. is generating more electricity from wind and solar than ever before, and several states in the Mountain West are helping lead the charge. However, the future growth of wind and solar is uncertain.
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The Trump administration’s chaotic moves on energy policy are sowing disorder in Colorado's solar energy development industry
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Colorado Solar and Storage Association hopes to see state legislation that will protect consumers.
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A new business is getting attention from renewable energy advocates and Gov. Jared Polis for its unusual plan to deliver electricity here in Colorado. The company would use giant batteries on trains to haul renewable energy from solar and wind farms – to the cities and towns that need it. We hear more from the entrepreneurs behind the company Sun Train, on today’s In The NoCo.
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Nearby smoke plumes can drop generation substantially, but smoke that blows in from distant blazes appears to have only a "modest" effect.
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The Board of Weld County Commissioners on Wednesday approved a solar farm that will create one of the largest solar projects in the country.
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A new report shows the nation’s solar workforce grew 6% to nearly 280,000 jobs last year, which is a record high. And a lot of that growth was led by the West.
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The plan opens up 31 million acres of public lands to solar development across 11 western states.
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More than 10 million U.S. homes sit within three miles of a solar farm. A new national survey looks into how people feel about having these large renewable energy projects as their neighbors.