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Mark Marlowe, water director in Castle Rock, Colo. stands amid tanks full of granular activated carbon. The equipment is part of an advanced filtration system that allows the city to stretch finite water supplies further by reusing water that is already in the system.

Tap water is precious. Its price tag may soon reflect that

In The NoCo

A shrinking Colorado River and aging infrastructure are putting our water supply to the test. And that means water bills are likely to go up in the near future. KUNC鈥檚 Alex Hager tells us more today on In The NoCo.

Wind turbines near Matheson, Colorado, are part of Xcel Energy's new 600 megawatt Rush Creek Wind Project. Rush Creek, which became operational in October 2018, uses 300 turbines to generate enough electricity to power 325,000 homes. Xcel estimates the project will cut 1 million tons of carbon emissions each year from its system.

暗黑爆料

暗黑爆料 brief with The Colorado Sun: Lawmakers address utility costs and fire officials call for change

Nikole Robinson Carroll

Lance Benzel joins us to discuss lawmakers鈥� efforts to rein in utility bills and a new plea from five wildfire experts in Colorado.

Environment

In Arizona, one utility has a front row seat to Colorado River crisis

Alex Hager

In Page, Arizona, a shrinking Lake Powell is causing problems for the local water utility. A short-term fix is underway, but Page says it needs more money for a backup.

Clinton Meagher nails artificial turf into the ground at a Henderson, Nevada home. The Southern Nevada Water Authority provides a rebate for homeowners willing to swap out thirsty lawns.

Environment

City utilities in the Colorado River basin want to conserve more water. Can that make a difference?

Alex Hager

A group of seven city utilities in the Colorado River basin says they have plans to conserve more water amid a drought that's straining the region's supply.

Environment

Fort Collins To Go To 'Time-of-day Pricing' For Utilities

Associated Press

Fort Collins will soon start charging different rates for electricity depending on when homeowners crank the heat or run the dishwasher.KMGH-TV reports鈥�

Business

Deciding The Annual C-BT Water Quota Is A Delicate Balancing Act

Nathan Heffel

With mountain snowpack well above average and area reservoirs still full from last year鈥檚 flooding, it could be a banner year for water in Colorado. But鈥�

Boulder Requests Utility Grid Costs From Xcel

Grace Hood

Boulder officials have taken a significant step toward bringing the electric grid under city management. City officials sent a notice of intent to current鈥�

Environment

Dueling Boulder Ballot Measures Attract Dollars, and Questions

Grace Hood

Forget fracking. When it comes to a high-stakes and costly battle about energy on the Boulder ballot, it鈥檚 dueling questions 310 and 2E that will chart鈥�

Business

Cost Of Clean Energy Maybe Too High

The Boulder City Council will vote on Tuesday on whether to begin the next stage of municipalization from Xcel energy. A vote in favor would mean the city鈥�

Boulder Moves Closer to Creating City-Owned Utility

Erin O'Toole

The city of Boulder and Xcel Energy have been battling over the possible municipalization of the city鈥檚 utility. KUNC鈥檚 Erin O鈥橳oole talks with Boulder鈥�