Reliance on downtown plant has not kept Colorado Springs electric rates low,...
Colorado Springs Utilities' residential electric rate is comparatively high despite reliance on the old downtown coal-burning plant, a federal report shows. And continued use of the Martin Drake Power...
View ArticleColorado Springs plant is costly, rates high when compared nationally
Colorado Springs Utilities' residential electric rate is comparatively high despite reliance on the old downtown...
View ArticleColorado Springs Utilities board votes to close Drake power plant
The Colorado Springs Utilities board voted 5-4 Wednesday night to close the coal-fired Martin Drake power plant by 2035. Read more on Colorado Springs Gazette ......
View ArticleColorado Springs Utilities board votes 5-4 to close Drake power plant
The Colorado Springs Utilities board voted 5-4 Wednesday night to close the coal-fired Martin Drake Power Plant by 2035....
View ArticleProtesters turn to humor in plea for Drake closure
Braving winds gusting at 40 to 50 mph, a dozen protesters shouted opposing messages and waved contrary signs across Tejon Street at midday Wednesday to send a message to the Colorado Springs Utilities...
View ArticleHow and why the Colorado Springs Utilities board voted for Drake closure
The collective voices of the people of Colorado Springs finally spurred the surprising vote Wednesday to close the coal-fired Martin Drake Power Plant by 2035. So says Tom Strand, the Colorado Springs...
View ArticleColorado Springs board votes to close power plant by 2035
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Officials in Colorado Springs have voted to close the entire coal-fired Martin Drake Power Plant by 2035. The...
View ArticleColorado Springs Utilities board surprises many with vote to close...
The Colorado Springs Utilities board voted 6-3 Wednesday night to close the entire coal-fired Martin Drake Power Plant by no later than 2035, a surprising sea change for a board that long has defended...
View ArticleColorado Springs Utilities board votes 6-3 to close Drake power plant
The Colorado Springs Utilities board voted 6-3 Wednesday night to close the coal-fired Martin Drake Power Plant by 2035....
View ArticleColorado Springs Utilities customers to get slight decrease in rates
Colorado Springs Utilities customers will see a small decrease in their electric bills - 72 cents a month for a typical...
View ArticleLow turnout for details on Colorado Springs Utilities energy plans
Colorado Springs Utilities' plans on how to provide power for the next five to 20 years enticed only 40 or so residents...
View ArticleDrake power plant fully operational months after fire
Ten months after a fire ripped through Martin Drake Power Plant, Colorado Springs Utilities announced on Monday that...
View ArticleDrake power plant fully operational
Ten months after a fire ripped through Martin Drake Power Plant, Colorado Springs Utilities announced on Monday that...
View ArticleClean Power Plan will have profound effects on Colorado Springs Utilities
The federal Clean Power Plan released Monday will have profound effects on Colorado Springs Utilities, but the extent of those won't be certain until the state decides how to meet CPP requirements. The...
View ArticleColorado Springs Utilities could lose 50 jobs
A $1.6 million solar energy project trumped jobs Wednesday in a 5-3 vote by the Colorado Springs Utilities board that could result in lost jobs. The Clear Spring Ranch solar array, which is to produce...
View ArticleColorado Springs Utilities could lose 50 jobs because of solar project
A $1.6 million solar energy project trumped jobs Wednesday in a 5-3 vote by the Colorado Springs Utilities board that could result in lost jobs. The Clear Spring Ranch solar array, which is to produce...
View ArticleHuge crane used at Colorado Springs power plant to begin service
Watch live on Periscope: Eric Singer (@EricSingerNow on Twitter) will show the crane at the Martin Drake Power...
View ArticleColorado Springs debates reopening Drake plant
Facebook Follow @washtimes If Ronald Reagan was still alive, what part of the GOP would he align with? View results COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - It was all Drake, all the time - at least for most of...
View ArticleColorado Springs Utilities works to clear the air on scrubber project cost
When Colorado Springs Utilities inked a deal in 2011 to spend $111.8 million on a scrubber technology project to clean pollutants coming from the coal-fired Martin Drake power plant, officials budgeted...
View ArticleColorado Springs artist wants to turn power plant into well-lighted cultural...
Go big, go bold and "Light the Drake." That's the idea of one arts enthusiast who wants to drape the Martin Drake Power...
View ArticleDrake power plant fully operational for the first time since last year's fire
The Martin Drake Power Plant is fully operational on Monday for the first time since...
View ArticleHuge crane used at Colorado Springs power plant begins service
Unit 6 is in a tight spot. That's why a mammoth crane is hovering beside it at the Martin Drake Power Plant, lifting and lowering tons of equipment piece by piece into a little scrap of land at the...
View ArticleColorado Springs Utilities meeting draws big crowd with many questions
The complexity of Colorado Springs Utilities' nine proposed energy plans didn't seem to faze the 100 or so citizens at a...
View ArticleMartin Drake Power Plant in Colorado Springs has 'heavy fire' burning in...
Firefighters arrive at the scene of the fire at the Martin Drake...
View ArticlePlan to turn Colorado Springs coal plant into art put on hold
The push to "Light the Drake" has gone dark, despite officials' enthusiasm for the idea of illuminating the coal-fired Martin Drake Power Plant in downtown Colorado Springs. The project would have...
View ArticleReader wants to know council candidates stance on Martin Drake Power Plant
Nicole Rosa attended a recent Colorado Springs Utilities board meeting and said she almost had a heart attack when she...
View ArticleFire contained at Colorado power plant; 1 injured
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A fire at an aging coal-fired power plant in Colorado Springs on Monday shut down the facility and forced the city's utilities department to turn to a backup plant to restore...
View ArticleDowntown stakeholders unhappy with expected power plan recommendation for...
The Colorado Springs Utilities staff and customer advisory group have chosen a new energy plan, Portfolio D, that won't...
View ArticleColorado Springs Utilities to detail energy plans, including future of Drake,...
The final public hearing on Colorado Springs Utilities' plans to meet the city's electric power needs will be 6 to 8...
View ArticleOil leak caused Colorado power plant fire
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Investigators have traced a fire that shut down a major power plant to an oil leak, the Colorado Springs fire chief said Wednesday. Speaking at a news conference near the...
View ArticlePlan to turn Colorado Springs coal plant into art tabled
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A plan to transform a recently closed coal-fired power plant in Colorado Springs into...
View ArticleWhat it means to have the Drake power plant fully operational after Colorado...
Ten months after a fire ripped through Martin Drake Power Plant, Colorado Springs Utilities announced on Monday that...
View ArticleDrake fire started by mechanic's error, Colorado Springs FD report says
Crews continue to work on putting out a fire at the Martin Drake Power Plant in Colorado Springs, May 05, 2014. (RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post) A longtime Colorado...
View ArticleColorado Springs Utilities board wants more time before voting on future of...
After 1½ years of work on a new electric power portfolio, staff and customer advisors for Colorado Springs Utilities...
View ArticleCitizens press Colorado Springs Utilities board to reduce Drake pollutants
Citizens' repeated pleas to reduce pollutants emitted by the Martin Drake Power Plant fell on mostly deaf ears at the Monday meeting of the Colorado Springs Utilities board. The board couldn't vote...
View ArticleVote expected this week on Colorado Springs Utilities long-range plan
The Colorado Springs Utilities board is expected to take its long-awaited vote Wednesday on a new Electric Integrated...
View ArticleColorado Springs Utilities working on plans for future of Drake power plant
Whether you want the Martin Drake Power Plant closed or prefer continued coal burning, Colorado Springs Utilities has a plan for you. The staff has produced nine possible portfolios for its Electric...
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