Energy and water are inextricably linked. Colorado water utilities use energy to pump treat and distribute potable water customers use energy to heat cool and or pressurize water and wastewater utilities use energy to treat and discharge wastewater. By conserving water, water utilities and customers can save energy. Equally important, energy and water savings translate into direct savings on customers energy and water bills. Water conservation represents...

Concentrating solar power (CSP) systems utilize the sun's energy to create heat that is used to generate electrical power. CSP systems in the United States are installed primarily in the Southwest, with 92% of plants that are operational, under construction, or under development located in three western states--Arizona, California, and Nevada. This report provides an overview of CSP development in these states, or the 'Southwest' for the purposes...

Representatives from Shell Oil Company, Center of the American West, and Western Resource Advocates talk about oil shale production in Colorado.

The Northwest Corridor NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) process was initiated in 2003 to consider the potential benefits, costs, and impacts of alternative transportation improvements in the northwest Denver Metropolitan area, between the western terminus of the Northwest Parkway in Broomfield County and the SH 58, I-70, and C-470 freeway systems to the south in Jefferson County. Due to lack of funding for construction in the foreseeable future...