Clean Energy

December 2, 2020

A Historic New Chapter for Rural Colorado Energy

In 2019, Western Colorado Alliance members passed state legislation that, for the first time ever, required Tri-State Generation & Transmission to answer to the people of […]
November 13, 2020

Tri-State Responds to Co-op Member Demands for New Energy Technologies

Demands for Local Clean Energy Jobs and Affordable Electricity Yet to Be Met Today, Tri-State Generation and Transmission announced new “Green Energy Goals” that will reduce […]
August 27, 2020

Tri-State and new green legislation

On June 1, Tri-State filed its first Phase 1 documents for the historic Electric Resource Plan underway at the Colorado Public Utilities Commission. In 2019, both […]
August 17, 2020
Solar panel technician

Big upcoming clean energy events

In days of such uncertainty, America’s accelerating transition towards a cleaner and more local energy future is one of our greatest sources of hope and good […]
June 26, 2020

A path forward for the RECLAIM Act & coal communities

This week, the U.S. House Democrats introduced H.R.2, the Moving Forward Act, which calls for $1.5 trillion investment in transportation and infrastructure projects over the next five years. This […]
May 11, 2020

Historic energy rulemakings heading our way

While our society grapples with this historic crisis and its aftermath, there are many decisions about our future that still need making. Colorado is poised to […]
February 17, 2020

A new chapter for homegrown prosperity

America was built on coal. Colorado too. Coal provided the cheap, abundant fuel that powered our country’s industrialization, peaking at nearly 900,000 mining jobs in 1923 […]
February 17, 2020

“We were looking at a future of skiing on rocks.”

In a time of national climate dereliction, Patrick Church is a radical optimist. A New Hampshire native turned Crested Butte high country adventurer, Patrick’s first winter […]
January 24, 2020
Colorado Capitol

Electrifying CO Energy Legislation + Lobby Trip

We’re officially two weeks into the 2020 Colorado legislative session and sparks are flying! Policy sparks, that is! Here’s a handy rundown of some electrifying new […]