Tag: Energy transition
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Making Climate Policy Work in a Changing World
Colorado should lead on climate—but not by pretending we can decarbonize in isolation or on a fixed schedule no matter the cost. A durable climate policy must balance emissions reductions with affordability, reliability, and fairness for today’s Coloradans and future generations.
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Energy security starts at home: Colorado families should invest in tech now
Investing in home energy efficiency upgrades like heat pumps and solar panels protects families from volatile energy prices while strengthening Colorado’s electrical grid—and federal incentives expire at the end of 2025.
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After America’s great energy divorce, what’s next?
The world is moving toward cleaner, cheaper, more distributed energy whether America leads or follows. The question isn’t whether this transition will happen — it’s whether American innovation, American workers, and American companies will drive it.
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Support for HB25-1040
HB25-1040 would include nuclear energy as another zero-carbon resource for utilities and energy planners to consider, subject to community support, economics, and safety review processes. The bill passed with strong bipartisan votes and was signed into law by Gov. Polis on March 31, 2025.
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Can we talk about energy?
What does energy mean to you? That can be a controversial question these days. For most of my life, energy meant the wall switch I flipped to light the room, and the gasoline I pumped into my car. I didn’t think about how those electrons got into my light bulb or how gasoline got into…
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Colorado’s transition to renewables
A published letter in the Denver Post – stating that Colorado’s clean energy transition was moving much too slowly – triggered this response from me.
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Bill will help with timely switch to cleaner energy
Kudos to Senator Dylan Roberts for sponsoring HB23-1247, Assess Advanced Energy Solutions in Rural Colorado. It’s a bill about opportunity – for Colorado’s energy future and for the economic future of our rural areas.
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Support for HB23-1247
HB23-1247 would require the state energy office to study the use of advanced energy solutions in rural Colorado as we accelerate our transition to clean energy. The bill passed with strong bipartisan votes and was signed into law by Gov. Polis on May 20, 2023
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Support for SB23-079
SB23-079 would include nuclear energy as another zero-carbon resource for utilities to consider, subject to community support, economics, and safety review processes. The bill failed to advance out of committee in 2023.
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In climate fight, hope sustains
Thank you for publishing the poignant, practical article about keeping hope alive as we face difficult work. It was the perfect Mother’s Day gift for me this year.
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