Energy

Laramie Energy gives Mesa County a bleak outlook on future under present regulation

In an informational work session, Chris Clark of Laramie Energy gave Mesa County Commissioners Cody Davis and JJ Fletcher an update concerning how ever-increasing regulatory policy in Colorado is not only impacting smaller oil and gas companies, but also cutting into the county budget.

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Senator praises Trump’s energy ‘dream team’ nominees, Wright and Burgum

Freshman Sen. Jim Justice began his first week on the job warning that America faces a “crisis” unless the country addresses its energy policies – and fast. But he expressed confidence in two of the nominees President-elect Trump has selected to tackle the issue.

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Chris Wright, the Coloradan who could be on cabinet, pledges to ‘unleash American energy’

Chris Wright, a Denver businessman and President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Energy secretary, told U.S. senators Wednesday that, if confirmed, he would use the position to “unleash American energy at home and abroad.”

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Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado leading on plan for Colorado energy transition

As local governments on the Western Slope face the reality of the Craig Power Station closure and in preparation of Gov. Jared Polis’ mandated clean energy plan, Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado are announcing that Northwest Colorado Energy Initiative (NCEI), a program under AGNC and managed by Matt Solomon, have received a $75,000 Energy Communities Alliance Grant.

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Colorado’s first biomass energy plant closed, set for auction as owner files for bankruptcy protection

The pioneering biomass plant in Gypsum — the first in the state to begin converting shredded beetle-kill trees into electricity — has shut down and its owner has filed for bankruptcy protection citing more than $40 million in debt. 

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