This commentary was originally published by Big Pivots.
One chapter ended and another began last week in Colorado’s book-length transition from coal combustion to renewable generation of electricity. Both involved Platte River Power Authority, which delivers electricity to four municipalities along the northern Front Range.
On Wednesday, Platte River celebrated completion of a major solar project east of Fort Collins within the municipal limits of Severance. Called Black Hollow Sun, the 257-megawatt project will provide electricity for Longmont, Estes Park, Loveland and Fort Collins. Planned since roughly 2019, it is part of a surge in utility-scale solar projects coming online during the next few years…