Colorado Energy Office issues $17 million in geothermal grants

WVU geology student says West Virginia’s mining history has opened doors for geothermal energy

Tyler Hickey said he believes West Virginia could be the future of energy. The Indiana native and graduate of Indiana University Southeast came to West Virginia University to pursue a graduate degree in geology on the advice of a professor…

A tale of two bills in Colorado • Colorado Newsline

(Ned Oliver/Virginia Mercury)This commentary originally appeared at Big Pivots. Matters of little consequence often get major time and attention. And vice versa. Two energy bills in the Colorado Legislature this year, one about nuclear energy and the second about electrical transmission, illustrate this. The first bill, House Bill 25-1040, which is now law, declared that nuclear energy is clean. It proclaims that utilities can meet clean-energy …

Colorado Energy Office issues $17 million in geothermal grants

The grants continue Gov. Jared Polis’ “Heat Beneath Our Feet” program to exploit geothermal energy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that began with $12 million in grants authorized by the General Assembly in 2022 by House Bill 22-1381.