Tag: Blackouts
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Xcel Energy says crews working to restore power Saturday evening
Colorado’s largest utility company said Saturday evening that hundreds of employees were working to repair and inspect powerlines after high winds roared across the Front Range, especially north of Denver. Xcel Energy had announced earlier that it was shutting down power to more than 18,000 customers, anticipating high winds that create wildfire risk. Xcel’s Public…
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Didn’t like the blackouts? Better get used to them | Jon Caldara
I usually write this column at home. That was impossible this time, since I was one of the lucky 110,000 households without power for a full day during the recent windstorms. For those of you who shared this magical experience, congratulations — you’ve now had a sneak preview of Colorado’s 100% renewable energy lifestyle. No…
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Rushed transition to renewable energy could cost lives, critics say
Achieving Gov. Jared Polis’ 100% renewable energy goal by 2035 is technologically impossible – at least for now – and could cost people their lives, critics of Colorado’s transition away from fossil fuel toward toward renewable energy said at a recent forum. They pointed to the experience of California, which suffered a widespread rolling blackout in…