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A new business is getting attention from renewable energy advocates and Gov. Jared Polis for its unusual plan to deliver electricity here in Colorado. The company would use giant batteries on trains to haul renewable energy from solar and wind farms – to the cities and towns that need it. We hear more from the entrepreneurs behind the company Sun Train, on today’s In The NoCo.

Summit County officials say a sprawling Xcel Energy proposal could have direct impacts on many of their residents.

Some customers are stuck without checks, but dealers are happy about the boost in electric vehicle sales. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with The Colorado Sun reporter Michael Booth and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.

Though considered a "last resort," more companies are making the decision to cut power when they fear weather conditions could make a wildfire more likely.

The state's largest energy provider recently said they are not sure they can meet Colorado’s clean-energy goals at the $12 billion price tag they promised. Xcel has gotten more time from state regulators to try and reconcile their plan. But according to Colorado Sun reporter Mark Jaffe, Colorado's Public Utilities Commission is concerned the delay could lead to consumers paying more on their energy bills.

Xcel customers across the Front Range experienced the state’s first planned power shutoff in April to protect against fire danger, but many residents were unaware their power was being shut off.

Xcel Energy’s decision to proactively shut off power to 55,000 customers ahead of a wind storm has drawn scrutiny from state leaders and those affected by the outage. An investigation by our partners at Boulder Reporting Lab revealed there was widespread confusion among city staff as the situation unfolded. Boulder Reporting Lab reporter Tim Drugan covered the aftermath. He joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to discuss findings from the investigation.

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission heard nearly three hours of public comment from leaders and community members about Xcel Energy’s preemptive outage in early April that left many along the Front Range without power for days.

Valmont Station burned coal to produce electricity for Boulder from the mid 1920s until 2017. Five years later, the environmental impacts of coal ash linger, with few conservation watchdogs in sight. Boulder Reporting Lab founder and publisher Stacy Feldman joined us to talk about it.

KUNC Programming and Operations Manager Desmond O’Boyle and Boulder Reporting Lab Senior Reporter John Herrick discuss a civil rights lawsuit about the treatment of mentally ill people in the Boulder County Jail and the legal repercussions Xcel Energy is facing following the release of findings about the cause of the Marshall fire.