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Gov. Jared Polis stopped in Eagle and Edwards on Friday to complete a 74-year state gubernatorial tradition and look to the future by celebrating the potential of geothermal energy. Geothermal potential The governor’s first stop...

Environmental activists took over Holy Cross Energy with a mission to make the western Colorado co-op a leader in cutting-edge energy generation.

Special to the Daily Holy Cross Energy’s renewable energy efforts are moving faster than even utility officials had planned. That means it’s time for a more ambitious goal. Holy Cross in 2018 announced the “Seventy70Thirty” plan. The plan’s intent was to source at least 70% of its power supply from clean and renewable sources by 2030, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 70% from 2014. That goal was to be met with no increases in power supply costs. In a Monday virtual anno...

Flowers and vegetation bloom at a solar farm near Carbondale with a view of Mount Sopris in May 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times) Holy Cross Energy solidified its role as an innovator in the power industry Monday with an announcement it will speed up its efforts to convert to 100% renewable sources. — providing 100% carbon-free electricity by 2030. Its previous goal was to achieve 70% clean energy by 2030. “Make no mistake, this is an ambitious goal,” HCE president and CEO Bryan Han...