Tag: Department Of Energy
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Colorado joins California in lawsuit to restore federal clean energy funding
Colorado has joined a multi-state lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s termination of more than $600 million in congressionally approved clean energy grants for Colorado projects, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Wednesday. The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California by a coalition…
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Feds order coal-fired Craig power plant to remain open
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The Trump administration’s energy agency has ordered one of three generating units at a Colorado power plant to remain available for operation amid an impending shutdown of the station and its supplying coal mines. The move is one of the latest attempts by the White House to revive coal production in the U.S. following President…
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Trump administration cancels $500 million in energy grants to Colorado
Colorado companies, higher education institutions and the state energy office are set to lose more than $500 million following the Trump administration’s decision to cancel hundreds of awards in 16 “blue” states. While the entities awarded the grants are based in Colorado, some of the projects are actually located in other places, including in “red”…
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Nuclear waste site near Rifle gets water seepage mitigation
Radioactive waste from two mill sites near Rifle sealed in engineered disposal cell
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Natural gas export rule changes may increase domestic gas prices in Colorado
According to a December 2024 Department of Energy report, Coloradans could pay as much as 31% more for their natural gas by 2050 if the federal government allows liquified natural gas exports from the U.S. to places like Asia and Europe to increase. The report notes residential consumers nationwide could pay as much as $122.54…
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U.S. ban on Russian uranium threatens nuclear power renaissance, Colorado company poised to help
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The U.S. bans Russian uranium imports, investing $2.7 billion to expand domestic processing capacity
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The Department of Energy’s Atlas rail car is ready to move expended nuclear fuel safely
Railcar can carry 480,000 pounds of spent nuclear power plant fuel
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Xcel, Colorado utilities to get $200 million from US energy office for grid resiliency
Colorado’s electric utilities will get roughly $200 million in federal funds to enhance grid resiliency and wildfire mitigation. Xcel Energy, the state’s utility providers, received a $100 million award to boost its $597 million resiliency and wildfire program. The grant requires $142 million in cost sharing from Xcel. The U.S. Department of Energy said the grant…
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Energy, innovation and distrust collide in Colorado
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One thing partisans on both sides of the continental divide on Colorado energy can agree on is that innovation will power the future. Innovation for renewable energy and oil and gas have another thing in common. They will depend on evolution, not revolution, as they…