Ed Grange grew up on an unelectrified ranch high in the Rocky Mountains of western Colorado. He watched his mother pump water by hand and cook on a wood stove. Late in life, he could still hear the “god-awful” noise made by the gasoline-powered washing machine on the front porch.
Colorado Mountain College Trustees gave final conditional approval to a land lease for Holy Cross to build a 4.5-megawatt photovoltaic solar generation array at the college’s Spring Valley campus.
HCE members now have more options to choose from when charging their electric vehicles (EVs). New fast charging stations installed over the summer in Edwards, Eagle, Gypsum, Glenwood Springs, Carbondale, and Basalt not only charge your car, but also contribute to the long-term health of the community by providing access to lower-cost clean energy resources.
Holy Cross Energy: We won’t sacrifice reliability for the sake of sustainability
“We began by cleaning up the power supply, but we also knew that we needed to figure out a way to reduce emissions not only in the electrical supply but also on a local level,” says Chris Bilby, HCE’s Research and Programs Engineer. Because solar
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLO., August 14, 2020 — In response to the Stage 2 Fire Restrictions now in place throughout the Holy Cross Energy (HCE) service territory, HCE has enabled fire protection settings throughout the system. These settings decrease the risk of HCE’s electric infrastructure starting
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLO., August 7, 2020 — Holy Cross Energy (HCE) has been named Electric Cooperative of the Year for 2020 by the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA), recognizing utilities, industry partners and other stakeholders working on the front lines of the U.S. clean energy
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By Jordan Cox Colorado occupies a unique place in the clean energy transition. It both relies on fossil fuels for large sections of its economy, but also has the social will to transition to clean energy. This podcast seeks to interview Colorado’s energy leaders as
Erin Autin chatted with Bryan Hannegan, CEO of Holy Cross Energy, about his electric coop’s innovative autonomous grid management project, how they’ve handled the transition to remote work during Covid-19, and his favorite ski slope, among other things.
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