Tag: Colorado

February 12, 2024

The Office of Colorado State Public defenders was forced to shut down its computer network on Monday, after officials became aware of malware-encrypted data within its system. The “cybersecurity incident,” first reported by the Denver Post, is the latest in […]

February 16, 2023

Agovernment that the public does not trust is collecting more of its data than ever before. Recent landmark data-privacy laws — like the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation and the California Consumer Privacy Act — reveal a growing interest […]

September 1, 2022

When the United Nations and other organizations began discussing how to make industrial processes more sustainable and environmentally friendly, the groups knew it would take buy-in from utilities, businesses, and communities to bring projects to life. Today, the “Greening of […]

December 3, 2021

The report comes as states and utilities across the West are considering options for forming one or more organized power markets to help them reduce costs, meet their energy goals and improve grid reliability. Utilities in Colorado and Nevada are […]

February 10, 2021

The plan to retire the last coal-fired units at a power plant in Colorado has moved a step closer to completion, with the announcement that Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) has chosen General Electric (GE) technology to keep the plant operating […]

June 16, 2020

A Colorado-based electric utility owned by the four communities it serves announced it will close its remaining coal-fired plant by the end of the decade, a facility that had a planned retirement date of 2046. The Platte River Power Authority […]

April 14, 2020

DMEA’s exit follows a 2019 settlement agreement between Tri-State and the utility, and doesn’t mean other electric providers are closer to exiting the G&T provider’s service. But the dollar amounts involved do provide a useful data point, officials said. “The […]

January 23, 2019

Recycle Colorado has launched a six-month glass collection pilot project that will increase the collection of glass bottles in downtown Denver. The project, which is free for businesses to participate in, provides 96-gallon recycling carts to participating businesses and arranges […]

December 10, 2018

During its third quarter 2018 earnings call, Toronto-based Waste Connections Inc. teased a soon-to-be-finalized, large acquisition. And today, the company revealed it has acquired American Disposal Services, Inc. and certain affiliates, one of the largest privately-owned solid waste collection and […]

February 23, 2018

DENVER — One of the most common reasons patients head to an emergency room is pain. In response, doctors may try something simple at first, like ibuprofen or acetaminophen. If that wasn’t effective, the second line of defense has been […]

September 18, 2017

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission issued an order last week approving a part of the city of Boulder’s proposal to establish a municipal utility, but denied plans on how the separation from Xcel Energy would move forward. Despite the CPUC’s […]

November 11, 2016

The city of Boulder, Colo., has released a new analysis of its plan to form a municipal utility, concluding it would be cost effective over two decades and would result in a generation mix including 80% renewables by 2030. The […]