Colorado Springs Considers Major Reform Proposals To Mitigate Conflicts Of Interest In Utilities Management

By: Aaron Gardner (Diary)  |  January 22nd at 01:00 PM  | 

The Colorado Springs, Colorado City Council will consider three new ordinances today which concern the establishment of an independently elected utilities board, an independently elected City Attorney, and the removal of utilities contract authority from the Mayor. The ballot proposals, which are expected to receive a vote today, are a response to the debate over the Martin Drake power plant which provides 254 megawatts of | Read More »

Sierra Club Targets Colorado Springs, Scrubber Technology In War On Coal

By: Aaron Gardner (Diary)  |  January 16th at 01:00 PM  | 

In negotiations between Colorado Springs and the Sierra Club, clean coal technology has been offered up as a casualty following the Sierra Club’s September 2012 threat of a lawsuit. The Martin Drake power plant is part of the community owned Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU), and has the net capacity to provide 254 megawatts of power generation. In addition to providing power for more than 50,000 | Read More »