Tom Brown, a fourth-generation rancher and Colorado native, said he tended sheep on one of SunShare’s sites last year as a test. “It just really worked out good for both of us.”
But the prospect of more solar and wind projects cropping up across Colorado’s rural, open spaces has moved some local governments to call timeout. In January, Morgan County put a six-month moratorium on any projects until it could update its land-use codes.
“Honestly, they’ve got the best, most pro-solar policy in the state after having this conversation and really digging in to understand what solar developers needed and what the community needed,” said Mike Kruger, president and CEO of Colorado Solar and Storage Association. Some new land codes for renewable energy include provisions for plans to decommission solar and wind farms and bonds to ensure there’s money to clean up sites.
Guzman worked with local experts to redesign the irrigation plan, which was a sticking point for the two commissioners who voted against the project in March. Area residents voiced concerns about transmission lines and the potential effects of taller power poles on the air space of private planes. “I felt it was a good, solid project that was going to be good for the valley and good for the power cooperative,” Suppes said. “And quite frankly, the state legislature would cut us off from carbon fuels tomorrow if they had their choice and wouldn’t care how many people they left without power. We need to do everything we can to make sure we’re covered.”
“In addition to local hydropower we already have, that project could push us to at least 20% renewable energy from local resources,” said Becky Mashburn, the cooperative’s member relations manager.gave when it paid $62.5 million to end its contract with Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association in 2020.
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