Well, well… the EPA just handed Colorado an extension on shutting down its coal-fired power plants. You know—the very same power plants the green-energy cult has been praying to banish like some carbon-drenched demons. The Colorado Sun story outlines how state regulators begged for more time (and got it), because shocker—turns out you can’t run a modern grid on unicorn farts and solar panels.
The Bullet Point Brief
- Colorado’s supposed “clean energy transition” needed a timeout—guess windmills aren’t working overtime. We knew this was going to happen, just because virtue-signaling Colorado Legislators wave their legislative magic wands, it doesn’t mean the entire power generation grid automatically changes. You can’t get there from here.
- EPA grants more time for coal plant closures because reality > press releases.
- State still plans to shut ‘em all down eventually because feelings.
- They call coal dirty and costly, yet we’re clinging to it when things get tight—hmm.
- Weld County could solve this with natural gas and nuclear… if only we were allowed to.
My Bottom Line
Let me translate this bureaucratic backpedal: the state kicked the can on closing reliable power plants because even they know their green energy fantasy isn’t ready for prime time. They’ve spent years preaching to us about going “carbon free” while also crying behind closed doors when solar and wind don’t show up to work during a snowstorm. The truth is coal may not be perfect—but at least it works when you flip the damn switch.
Newsflash to Denver elites: in the real world, where folks use power for things like heat and cooking—not Instagramming climate sermons—we still need baseload generation. And guess what? We’ve got clean-burning natural gas right here under our boots in Weld County and an open invitation for nuclear. I’ll say it again louder for the Boulder crowd: NUCLEAR. It’s not witchcraft—it’s reliable electricity without belching CO2.
But instead of common sense solutions that actually work in bad weather, they’re doubling down on covering farmland with solar panels that take naps when it’s cloudy. It’s virtue-signaling policy built on fantasy and funded by taxpayers who just want to keep their AC on without selling a kidney. Let the market decide what keeps lights on—we’ll stick with what’s proven: gas, coal, and yes… nuclear.
You care about a clean future? Good! Then stop kneecapping reliable solutions in favor of wishful thinking funded by our checkbooks. Let Weld County lead—we’ve got the resources, brains, and backbone to keep Colorado powered up. Just get out of our way.
