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2024 Electrify Longmont

Boulder County Fairgrounds 9595 Nelson Road, Longmont, CO, us

Join Sustainable Resilient Longmont for Electrify Longmont, in conjunction with National Drive Electric Week.

Third Act: A Conversation with Eric Blank, Chair, Colorado Public Utilities Commission

Virtual

A rare opportunity to hear from Commission Chair Eric Blank, a lawyer and economist from Boulder, who has worked on electric utility and clean energy issues for over 35 years in a diverse range of entrepreneurial, business, and non-profit settings. This discussion will be led by Paul Culnan of Third Act Colorado (and Empower Our Future).

Portrait of Nuclear Colorado: Past, Present and Future

Performing arts center Naropa University 2130 Arapahoe Ave,, Boulder

Join us for an evening dedicated to community resilience as we explore the history and impact of nuclear indices on Colorado's Rocky Flats and other nuclear sites across the state. The evening will include refreshments, a short film screening, an educational presentation, and a panel discussion.

Empower Hour: Exposing the CO Oil & Gas Industry’s Free Pass to Pollute

Virtual

How venting and flaring continue to take a toll on clean air and our climate and what is being done about it. Jeremy is a specialist in campaign strategy and leveraging the law to drive social and environmental change, Jeremy Nichols is particularly fond of the Clean Air Act and the law's ability to empower citizens and communities to successfully confront polluters. Jeremy currently works as a Senior Advocate with the Center for Biological Diversity's Environmental Health Program.

Expanding Transmission Capacity with Grid Enhancing Technologies

Virtual

We’ll be joined by Tim Stelzer and Eli Asher of LineVision who will provide an overview of GETs, the capabilities they offer, their current state-of-play in the U.S., and highlight case studies of dynamic line rating (DLR) technology. They will wrap up with a discussion of how legislation and regulation can play a role in ensuring the technology is used cost-effectively.

The Body of Stars: Exploring Embodiment, Earth & Purpose through Astrology

Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center Overland Road, Ward, Colorado, United States

In this retreat, participants will explore astrology as a spiritual and contemplative method. We’ll engage with charts, signs and symbolism, to develop greater self and relational awareness; connect with our physical environments and psychic processes as a seamless cosmos; and cultivate perspectives on how our individual karmic inheritances and dharmic potentials can help us meet this historical moment as change agents, healers and visionaries.

Electric Power Resilience and Power Outage Communication Plans

Boulder Chamber 2440 Pearl St, Boulder, CO, United States

Please come prepared to offer your input on Xcel Energy’s efforts and to consider other steps we can take toward meeting the reliable energy services and incident communication needs of Boulder’s business community. 

Green Buildings as part of a Land Ethic

Thorne Nature Experience 1466 63rd St, Boulder, CO, us

Buildings are responsible for 40% of total energy use in the United States and 35% of our country's carbon emissions.  Can we re-envision our homes, places of business and other buildings in ways that slash energy use, incorporate local materials and otherwise become ever more sustainable?  Yes!

Is the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) a Tool or an Impediment? with Jeff Ackerman, Former Chair, CO PUC

Virtual

Should a utility be required to provide a basic amount of electricity to low-income customers at cost?
Is the high level of financial return allowed to an investor-owned utility justified by its low level of business risk?
How might consumers and the environment benefit from an update and clarification from the legislature of the definition of "public interest" that guides the PUC?
How much influence do ordinary non-expert citizens have at the PUC?  What is helpful for the commissioners to hear? How should one prepare?

Webinar: Agrivoltaics in Colorado – Policy

Virtual

Agrivoltaics is the co-location of agricultural activities within a solar array whereby the microclimates of the solar panels impact the growth, health, and production of crops and livestock. The Colorado Agrivoltaic Learning Center is providing a series of discussions about agrivoltaics highlighting various professionals engaged in or adjacent to the field of agrivoltaics. We center our discussions on the outlook for agrivoltaics specifically in Colorado, though certain aspects of agrivoltaic designs or operations can be extrapolated to other areas of the country.