At the end of Colorado's legislative session, climate bills surrounding air quality, energy efficiency and underserved communities await Gov. Polis' signature.

Speakers on an ARPA-E Innovation Summit panel Wednesday agreed that the transition to renewable energy will require an interconnected nationwide grid. This macrogrid would facilitate the transfer of clean energy from high-output regions to lower-output regions depending on the time of day, supporting resilience and decarbonization efforts, they said during...

A recent report by Energy Innovation and RMI shows that Colorado is a long way from meeting emissions reduction targets set by the state’s 2019 Climate Action Plan. Even so, Governor Jared Polis is wary of strict legislation to cap emissions. Democrats and environmental activists support SB200, which requires Colorado’s...

With deadlines for Colorado’s steep decarbonization goals fast approaching, state officials are considering every avenue to decrease emissions. While the path to 80% emissions reductions from 2005 levels by 2030 seems manageable, reaching net zero will be the bigger challenge, according to Colorado Public Utilities Commissioner John Gavan. "When you...

A panel of industry stakeholders concluded the American Council on Renewable Energy’s 2021 Policy Forum with a discussion on infrastructure and the policies that might shape the future grid. ACORE COO Bill Parsons introduced the panel, noting that the discussion couldn’t have come at a better time with the recent...

Last year, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) kicked off the American Council on Renewable Energy Policy Forum hoping to inspire bipartisan collaboration on clean energy initiatives. (See ACORE Forum Discusses Coalition Building, Winning GOP Support.) This year, with new leadership in D.C., he looks forward to taking actionable steps toward U.S.

Colorado’s Air Quality Control Commission last week enacted the nation’s strictest rules around methane emissions from the pneumatic controllers used in oil and gas production facilities. The AQCC unanimously approved revisions to Regulation Number 7 regarding the devices during a virtual hearing on Thursday. The hearing addressed issues bifurcated from...

Colorado’s Public Utilities Commission last week launched an investigation into the methane emissions released from natural gas infrastructure and the near-term actions needed to reduce them in order to meet the state’s greenhouse gas reduction targets. Commissioner Megan Gilman kicked off a virtual information meeting on the issue on Feb.