Tag: Permitting reform
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What Colorado can teach Washington about energy
Co-authored with Delta County Commissioner Wendell A. Koontz – In Delta County, a solar project that once divided neighbors became a model for how to build trust, protect land, and move clean energy forward. Washington could learn a thing or two.
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An Abundance of Energy Dominance
We are in a miraculous moment where energy can be many, many things, each with its own advantages and disadvantages, its own champions and critics. To me, that sounds like freedom, market choice, competitiveness. Building a big toolkit of energy solutions allows us to find the right tool for the right job. To me, that…
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Courage required for energy permitting reform
Co-authored with Delta County Commissioner Wendell A. Koontz – It takes courage, but real people are still working together to solve real problems — even in the U.S. Congress, where lawmakers are forging a common-sense solution to address our energy needs and mitigate climate change. It’s happening through a wonky process called energy permitting reform.
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People are good, democracy can work
Thanks to Colorado’s congressional delegation for voting to pass HR 6544, the Atomic Energy Advancement Act. Clean energy permitting reform matters to all Americans. We need efficient, effective, modern rules that support a variety of zero and low carbon solutions, focused on ensuring high safety standards, community involvement and efficient deployment.
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Permits, lawsuits and the strangulation of American energy
Co-authored with Delta County Commissioner Wendell A. Koontz – If we want reliable energy, we need to build a mix of sources, transmission, and distribution that balances intermittent renewables with firm generation, and connects supply to demand. Our permitting process for large energy projects is strangling that progress.
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Climate change: ‘We can solve it. We already are’
We’re changing how we power our homes, businesses and transportation. By next year, 50% of the electricity consumed by Tri-State’s co-op customers will come from clean resources. LPEA plans to exceed that by adding in more local renewables. Electric vehicles are mainstream now, as is rooftop solar teamed with battery storage.
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Oil and gas should support carbon-pricing legislation
I was encouraged to hear Carrie Hackenberger say that American Petroleum Institute (API) President and CEO Mike Sommers has named climate change “the most important issue of our time.”
Powering Forward 