Gas prices that rose when Colorado’s only petroleum refinery closed are expected to drop. But residents who’ve dealt with Suncor’s pollution for decades aren’t so thrilled — and they have a plan.
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Xcel Energy will cut Colorado bills again in April as natural gas costs continue to fall
While the state’s largest utility is under fire for unsustainable energy bills hitting consumers late in 2022, Xcel has also cut gas costs four times in six months.
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Colorado oil and gas companies offer $459 million to guarantee their wells are plugged eventually
The plans seek to meet new state financial requirements, but some smaller operators are hoping to put up only a fraction of the needed funds.
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Exxon drops algae research, but Colorado labs press on in hunt for green fuel
Technologies that are quicker to scale now are ExxonMobil’s focus. The Colorado labs the petroleum giant funded still see potential in algae as a biofuel.
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Aging activists have battled for decades to clean up a Colorado Superfund site. Who will fight once they’re gone?
The Cotter Uranium Mill Superfund site has an estimated 5.8 million tons of radioactive waste buried under the dirt
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Troubled K.P. Kauffman violated state order to stop selling its oil and gas
KPK says it must sell oil and gas or its 1,200 wells may end up orphaned. Regulators say they don’t appreciate the threats.
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Colorado considers trapping greenhouse gases in abandoned oil and gas wells with biochar
Colorado lawmakers gave initial approval Thursday for a study to assess whether biochar would work to plug defunct wells
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Xcel may have to refund connection fees for Colorado homeowners whose solar projects were delayed
Backlog of getting home systems linked to the grid reached a peak in January. Xcel says it’s catching up but also blames developers.
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PUC responds to Polis’ call for utility relief: “We certainly don’t have all the answers now”
The regulatory body, which reports to the governor, said that it’ll try to move forward on fixing a system that’s put many Coloradans in financial distress with sky-high utility bills this winter
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Colorado’s governor wants to reduce your utility bill. Don’t expect a big decrease anytime soon.
The requests Gov. Jared Polis made Monday will take a year or more to take effect. They are intended to help Coloradans next winter.