Tag: Cost Of Clean Energy

By Scott Weiser | The Denver Gazette An energy office report shows six less-costly options, including nuclear power. Colorado Energy Office Executive Director Will Toor joined a group of "renewable" energy advocates on a press call recently, arguing that Congress should retain Inflation Reduction Act tax credits for wind, solar, and grid-scale batteries, rather than reallocating the funds to other technologies, including nuclear power, which President Trump has set as a priority. Underpinning that argument is that wind, solar and batteries are the "fastest and most affordable way for utilities to meet this demand.” That's not what a April 2025 report, commissioned by the energy office itself, has found. On the contrary, the report from Ascend Analytics, “Pathways to Deep Dec...