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Sustainable Resilient Longmont Applauds PRPA Plan to Close the Rawhide Coal Plant

6/17/2020

 
June 17, 2020- Today, Sustainable Resilient Longmont (SRL) applauds the Platte River Power Authority’s recent announcement of their plan to close the Rawhide coal plant by 2030. According to the announcement, this will mean closing the plant 16 years ahead of schedule. This is good news for the region, which continues to suffer from poor air pollution. The EPA has deemed the Northern Front Range an ozone non-compliance area. Nitrous oxides are one of the main precursors for the formation of ground-source ozone, and PRPA’s Rawhide coal-fired power plant is the largest single point emitter of nitrous oxides in Larimer County.
“After working on this issue for more than three years, it’s gratifying to see PRPA make this huge step forward to transition away from fossil fuels to a clean energy future,” said SRL Board Chair Abby Driscoll. 
“In 2017, SRL started a campaign to move Longmont to 100 percent renewable energy by 2030. In 2018, the City Council voted to support this goal. It is very exciting to hear that PRPA is now moving closer to this goal by closing Rawhide. Longmont’s future and the health of future generations are at stake. We must continue to transition away from fossil fuels to protect our air, our health and our environment,” said SRL Board Member Karen Dike.
“PRPA’s announcement that they will retire the Rawhide coal plant by 2030 honors the will of their stakeholders to move toward 100 percent renewable energy by 2030. It’s encouraging to see our regional utility moving in this direction - I’m hopeful that PRPA will continue to push for forward-thinking and innovative solutions to achieve our goal,” - said SRL Board Member Luc Nadeau.

Northern Colorado Partners for Clean Energy Calls on PRPA to Implement 100% Renewable Energy in the Integrated Resource Plan

6/9/2020

 
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 9, 2020
Media Contacts:
Abby Driscoll, Sustainable Resilient Longmont (720) 491-9065 abby@srlongmont.org 
Kevin Cross, Fort Collins Sustainability Group (970) 443-1560 jkevin87@comcast.net 
Nick Francis, Fort Collins Partners in Climate Action (970) 426-6359 nickfrancis1896@yahoo.com 
Gordon MacAlpine, Estes Valley Clean Energy Coalition (970) 342-4668 gmacalpi@trinity.edu 
Dick Mallot, Renewables Now Loveland (970) 682-0374 dickmallot@comcast.net
Sarah Snead, Sierra Club Beyond Coal (443) 974-6291, sarah.snead@sierraclub.org
June 9, 2020- Today, Northern Colorado Partners for Clean Energy released the attached white paper calling on the Platte River Power Authority (PRPA) to Implement 100% renewable energy in the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). This document outlines compelling data points and central arguments for strengthening PRPA’s commitment to renewable energy in the IRP. 

"2030 is a long ways away. That's still a decade longer of fossil fuel pollution in our communities. PRPA should be doing everything it can to transition off of coal and gas in a way that either meets or exceeds city commitments to 100% clean energy by 2030."  said Sarah Snead, Organizing Representative, Sierra Club Beyond Coal.

“We cannot wait another five years for PRPA to aggressively pursue a transition away from fossil fuels. The time is now to get serious about how local communities can move towards a future where households, cities and towns are powered by clean energy. It’s what is best for our economy, our environment, and the health and prosperity of future generations. The point is that PRPA can do better when it comes to strategic planning with the planet in mind,” said Abby Driscoll of Sustainable Resilient Longmont.

“In late 2018, the PRPA board set a goal of 100% renewable electricity by 2030. In early 2020, PRPA staff seems to have concluded that achieving 100% renewable electricity cannot be done reliably or cost effectively, using a combination of incomplete and faulty assumptions in its IRP analysis. Given that we’re facing a climate emergency, this is unacceptable. PRPA staff needs to try harder to achieve the goal set by its board and owner communities,” said Kevin Cross with the Fort Collins Sustainability Group.

Northern Colorado Partners for Clean Energy (NCP4CE) is a coalition of organizations in the four municipalities that own the Platte River Power Authority (PRPA).  We have a shared goal of transitioning PRPA to 100% renewable electricity by 2030. NCP4CE is a committee of the Colorado Coalition for a Livable Climate, but retains autonomy with regard to its work with the PRPA and all local initiatives. The member organizations of the NCP4CE are: 350 Northern Colorado, Colorado Renewable Energy Society, Colorado Sierra Club, Community for Sustainable Energy, EnergyShouldBe.org, Environment Colorado, Estes Valley Clean Energy Coalition, Fort Collins Sustainability Group, Renewables Now Loveland, Sustainable Resilient Longmont, Transition Fort Collins. For more information please visit https://colivableclimate.org/about-2/ 

Read the White Paper here

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