Behind Colorado’s Renewable Energy Headlines Are Critical Missing Details
By: Sarah Montalbano | Commentary, Complete Colorado
Allen Best, at his blog Big Pivots, published recently that Colorado for the first time saw a majority of the state’s energy generation come from renewables:
Colorado achieved an energy and climate milestone during the first quarter of 2026. During those three months, 53% of electricity in Colorado came from renewable sources, up from 43% in 2025, according to an Energy Information Administration report filed in May.
Details matter
The trouble is that this jubilant announcement of a “majority” renewables power grid owes more to a stark drop in coal-fired generation than the wind and solar that was added. Percentages rely on both the numerator — how much wind, sola...