Colorado's Renewable Energy Standard: It' Impact on the Future Electric Capacity Needs of the State. This white paper by the Colorado Energy Forum concludes that Colorado will need to build a significant number of power plants in the next 18 years – in addition to aggressively building new renewable energy facilities and ramping up energy conservation efforts – in order to meet the state’s anticipated growth in demand for electricity.
More Transmission Needed: Colorado’s Electric System And Why It Needs Expanding. This report by the Colorado Energy Forum notes that Colorado faces a potentially severe energy crisis if the state’s system of high voltage electric transmission lines is not expanded in the next several years.
Colorado's Electricity Future. This studywas an effort conducted by three respected entities: R.W. Beck Inc., Schmitz Consulting, LLC and the Colorado School of Mines. The study provides an in-depth and unbiased look at Colorado’s total need for electricity supply and transmission over the next 20 years.
What Makes the Lights Go On? This report is intended to gives citizens a peek behind the curtain of the Colorado’s electric system. It explains – in plain English – just what it takes to keep our electric system up and running and powering Colorado’s future.