Here's an article that an RUC board-member just published in Earthzine.

Xcel has filed a motion with the PUC to reject a new coal plant from being built. More details here. RUC has filed a motion in support of Xcel. We like the direction this is going! 

To the Editor,

Thanks for informing us about Concentrated Solar Power (CSP). I agree with the NREL scientist who describes it as “…a very promising technology.” What the article really teaches is how we focus on the costs associated with anything new and tend to minimize the costs we pay to keep things the same.

The article points out the disadvantages of CSP, such as the need for new transmission lines. However, if we actually tried to meet future demand for power with coal-burning power plants (Heaven help us!), we would need to spend billions of dollars expanding our rail system to haul coal from where it is mined to where it is burned. These billions should be contrasted to the millions needed to expand our transmission line system which would be needed to bring clean energy from the desert to the cities.

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