P. Solomon Banda writes for the AP: “Despite Colorado’s drive to develop renewable energy, the state will still need the equivalent of 13 new 350-megawatt plants to satisfy its power needs by 2025, according to a report by… [the] Colorado Energy Forum.”
The article reports that “Matt Baker, executive director of Environment Colorado,” said, “We don’t believe we will need that much electricity. We think it’s totally doable to meet the (new) demand through an investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy.”
As noted previously, new plants powered by coal or nuclear reaction are unlikely in this state. “Renewable energy” is not going to close the gap. So we are left with “investment in energy efficiency.” What does that mean? It means that we’re going to have to spend more resources (time included) to use less electricity. And the amount of energy that we’re able to use will be determined by what Matt Baker and his ilk deem that we “need.”