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Can this online startup change how companies buy renewable power?

A Seattle tech company has created an online marketplace to connect renewable buyers and sellers.

By Keith Schneider . 1 April 2019
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Colorado considers adding social cost of carbon to resource planning decisions

Gov. Jared Polis’ proposal could make new fossil fuel plants less attractive while speeding up the closure of existing ones.

By Allen Best . 29 March 2019
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Commentary: We can’t fuel-switch our way out of the climate crisis

Energy efficiency is the best way to create resilient cities and communities.

By Guest Contributor . 18 March 2019
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Amid e-commerce surge, California cities want relief from truck pollution

Community and clean air advocates are fighting to curb pollution and electrify trucks in a distribution center hub.

By Kevin Stark . 14 March 2019
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Commentary: Oil, gas, and nuclear are hiring more military veterans than clean energy

Data from a new report reveals a decline in veterans working in the renewable energy and energy efficiency sector.

By Guest Contributor . 14 March 2019
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Xcel Energy has an aggressive clean energy goal. How will it get there?

The utility says its interim goal of 80 percent carbon reduction by 2030 can be met with existing technology.

By Allen Best . 6 March 2019
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As members seek cleaner power, Colorado energy provider wants to make a deal

As a Colorado energy provider deals with an insurgence of member co-ops seeking cleaner power and better rates, a deal being discussed this week may allow it to hang on to its biggest customers, as well as solicit new ones.

By Allen Best . 4 March 2019
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Analysis: Why utilities aren’t doing more with renewable natural gas

Federal and state incentives steer RNG toward transportation, creating a barrier for utilities hoping to promote it.

By Bentham Paulos . 14 February 2019
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What’s at stake in high-profile exit charge case before Colorado utility regulators

The fee is at the center of a dispute between Delta-Montrose and Tri-State, the electric cooperative’s wholesale provider.

By Allen Best . 12 February 2019
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Company pitches roving resilience to communities threatened by wildfires

An Indiana company says its mobile power stations offer a cleaner and more reliable backup for grid outages.

By Kevin Stark . 7 February 2019