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Platte River Power Authority drops its 2030 deadline for 100% noncarbon power
Modeling shows Platte River can exceed 80% noncarbon by 2030
80%Noncarbon share Platte River can exceed by 2030, per modeling
Source: Fort Collins Coloradoan
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Noncarbon share Platte River can exceed by 2030, per modeling | 80% |
| Old goal for 2030 | 100% |
If you live in Fort Collins, Loveland, Longmont or Estes Park, this one reaches you. Platte River Power Authority provides wholesale electricity to all four, and its board voted unanimously Oct. 29 to remove the 2030 date from its 100% noncarbon goal.
The policy, first set in 2018, now notes that some advancements needed for full decarbonization haven't materialized. Modeling shows Platte River can exceed 80% noncarbon by 2030.
- Vote: unanimous at the Oct. 29 board meeting
- Old policy: 100% noncarbon by 2030
- New policy: no date for reaching 100%
- Owner communities: Fort Collins, Loveland, Longmont, Estes Park
“Our noncarbon goal remains unchanged.”
Jason Frisbie, Platte River's general manager and CEO
Frisbie told council members from the four owner cities on Oct. 2 that no other utility in the state will reach 100% by 2030, but that Platte River will be the only power supplier in the state not using coal that year. The announcement doesn't set a replacement deadline or say how the change could affect rates.
Platte River's goal moved from a 2030 date to no date
- 2018Platte River adopts its original noncarbon policy.
- Oct. 2Frisbie tells owner-city council members no state utility will hit 100% by 2030.
- Oct. 29Board votes unanimously to drop the 2030 date from the policy.
- 2030Platte River will be the only state power supplier not using coal, Frisbie said.
Sources: North Forty News, Fort Collins Coloradoan
