Solar Energy /tags/solar-energy Solar Energy en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:12:13 GMT Coal-fired power plant in northwestern Colorado still set for 2028 closure despite Trump administration orders /news/2025-04-17/coal-fired-power-plant-in-northwestern-colorado-still-set-for-2028-closure-despite-trump-administration-orders 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. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:12:13 GMT /news/2025-04-17/coal-fired-power-plant-in-northwestern-colorado-still-set-for-2028-closure-despite-trump-administration-orders Mark Jaffe, The Colorado Sun Wind and solar power are surging in the Mountain West. But that could change under Trump. /2025-04-02/wind-solar-power-surging-mountain-west-could-change-under-trump 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. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 17:52:37 GMT /2025-04-02/wind-solar-power-surging-mountain-west-could-change-under-trump Kaleb Roedel How Trump's energy policy chaos is leaving rural Colorado in limbo /news/2025-03-25/how-trumps-energy-policy-chaos-is-leaving-rural-colorado-in-limbo The Trump administration’s chaotic moves on energy policy are sowing disorder in Colorado's solar energy development industry Tue, 25 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-03-25/how-trumps-energy-policy-chaos-is-leaving-rural-colorado-in-limbo Rae Solomon Some door-to-door solar sales include false and misleading information, critics say /news/2025-03-15/some-door-to-door-solar-sales-include-false-and-misleading-information-critics-say Colorado Solar and Storage Association hopes to see state legislation that will protect consumers. Sat, 15 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-03-15/some-door-to-door-solar-sales-include-false-and-misleading-information-critics-say Sharon Sullivan, Colorado °µºÚ±¬ÁÏline How delivering solar and wind energy by train could help power Colorado’s cities /podcast/inthenoco/2025-03-03/how-delivering-solar-and-wind-energy-by-train-could-help-power-colorados-cities 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. Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-03-03/how-delivering-solar-and-wind-energy-by-train-could-help-power-colorados-cities In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner, Ariel Lavery Study: Wildfire smoke can affect solar generation, but effects are often ‘modest’ /2025-01-29/wildfires-solar-power-photovoltaic Nearby smoke plumes can drop generation substantially, but smoke that blows in from distant blazes appears to have only a "modest" effect. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:16:57 GMT /2025-01-29/wildfires-solar-power-photovoltaic Murphy Woodhouse Weld commissioners approve one of the largest solar projects in the country /news/2024-11-04/weld-commissioners-approve-one-of-the-largest-solar-projects-in-the-country The Board of Weld County Commissioners on Wednesday approved a solar farm that will create one of the largest solar projects in the country. Mon, 04 Nov 2024 20:41:03 GMT /news/2024-11-04/weld-commissioners-approve-one-of-the-largest-solar-projects-in-the-country Sharon Dunn, BizWest Solar energy workforce is booming across the U.S., especially in the Mountain West /2024-09-25/solar-energy-workforce-booming-mountain-west 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. Wed, 25 Sep 2024 22:57:39 GMT /2024-09-25/solar-energy-workforce-booming-mountain-west Kaleb Roedel BLM proposes plan to streamline solar in the West /regional-news/2024-08-30/blm-proposes-plan-to-streamline-solar-in-the-west The plan opens up 31 million acres of public lands to solar development across 11 western states. Fri, 30 Aug 2024 19:41:36 GMT /regional-news/2024-08-30/blm-proposes-plan-to-streamline-solar-in-the-west Rachel Cohen How do people feel about living near a big solar farm in the Mountain West and beyond? /2024-04-29/how-people-feel-living-near-big-solar-farm-mountain-west 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. Mon, 29 Apr 2024 22:49:43 GMT /2024-04-29/how-people-feel-living-near-big-solar-farm-mountain-west Kaleb Roedel