A geothermal test well drilled in Carbondale with a federal grant yields promising results for next-gen application of ancient technology
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New Belgium Brewing prepares for industrial heat pump that could cut its greenhouse gas emissions
Fort Collins-based AtmosZero is using brewer to pilot a drop-in heat pump system that could help reduce the carbon footprints of other similar companies that account for 7% of U.S. greenhouse gases.
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Want a hot tub at your Colorado ski town home? You might have to offset its emissions first.
Breckenridge — and soon Summit County — is adopting a “renewable energy mitigation plan” to offset greenhouse gases from outdoor amenities
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Xcel must cut emissions from its gas business 22% by 2030. The role heat pumps can play is a point of dispute.
Environmental groups say heat pumps can get most of the emissions out. Xcel paid for a study that begs to differ.
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Colorado has lofty goals to go all-electric. But does the state have enough electricians?
As federal and state incentives kick in, industry experts fear there aren’t enough skilled electricians to help meet the demand for EV chargers and heat pumps
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Heat pumps are having a moment in Colorado, but do they really work in the bitter cold? Yes.
Developed in 1857, tech improvements are making heat pumps a viable element in the contemporary transition to cleaner, more energy efficient homes.
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How Coloradans can find home electrification rebates and save big
We sorted through new and tantalizing layers of federal, state, Xcel and local credits for buying clean heat pumps, water heaters and more