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May 24 2023

Energy Choices Come into Focus

By Mark Pearson Coal, Durango Herald Column, Energy Transition, Oil & Gas

Whitewater boating season offers a metaphor for our local energy supply. We’re in the calm pool edging closer and closer to the lip of the rapid, before plunging into frothy waves below. That’s the position La Plata Electric Association finds…

Mar 01 2023

Regional Energy Transformation Accelerates

By Mark Pearson Coal, Durango Herald Column, Energy Transition, Oil & Gas

The Four Corners region is on the cusp of a rapid transformation from coal to renewable energy. The massive coal-fired San Juan Generating Station near Farmington is slated for demolition later this spring, accompanied by the simultaneous construction of large…

Jul 18 2022

Closure of San Juan Generation Station signals coal’s demise

By Mark Pearson Coal, Durango Herald Column, Energy Transition, Oil & Gas

The Four Corners took a significant step toward a coal-free future as Unit 1 of the San Juan Generating Station closed forever on June 30. The event occurred without fanfare, and represents the inexorable decline of mining and burning coal…

Apr 01 2022

Local electric supplies set for big change

By Mark Pearson Durango Herald Column, Energy Transition, LPEA Spotlight

La Plata Electric Association’s board of directors voted in February to dramatically revamp our local source of electricity. In a unanimous decision, the board agreed to a partial buyout of its existing electricity supply contract with Tri-State Generation and Transmission.…

Jan 20 2022

Region’s future electricity supply in play

By Mark Pearson Durango Herald Column, Energy Transition

Electricity customers across Southwest Colorado have the opportunity this month to provide feedback about the future of our electricity supply. The Colorado Public Utility Commission is reviewing plans for long-term electric generation resources put forth by Tri-State Generation and Transmission,…

Oct 21 2021

Land of Enchantment, Not Enchant Energy

By Emelie Frojen Climate Change, Coal, Energy Transition

The choice between continued coal power or equitable transition at San Juan Generating Station There is nothing enchanting about Enchant Energy’s proposal to continue burning dirty coal and emitting pollutants in the Four Corners long into the future. Enchant proposes…

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Energy Choices Come into Focus

Regional Energy Transformation Accelerates

Closure of San Juan Generation Station signals coal’s demise

Local electric supplies set for big change

Region’s future electricity supply in play

Land of Enchantment, Not Enchant Energy

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