The consumers’ cost of energy is on the rise again and it’s not likely to stop. Colorado’s largest power provider, Xcel Energy, has announced two rate changes that will drive up rates for both natural gas and electricity.

Peak Time Change Means Higher Electric Costs

The Colorado Public…

If you’re thinking about buying an electric vehicle (EV) while the incentives and rebates are still available, there are some important things to know before your purchase. A lot concern the same things you check on a gasoline-powered car or truck—mileage, maintenance records, operating costs, vehicle history. But…

Colorado is notorious for its wintertime freeze-and-thaw cycles. They ruin our roads, causing cracks and potholes. They even splinter our mountains, sending rocks and boulders tumbling onto highways and the cars driving on them, sometimes as large as the cars themselves. And they can wreck roofs and gutters,…

Many people shy away from electric vehicles (EVs) due to their shorter range than traditional gasoline powered options. Call it “range anxiety” and it’s very real if your work requires lots of daily driving or when going on long trips.

But what if you want the environmental friendliness…

Grandpa has left the building. And he may not be coming back.

Last year, the Colorado House of Representatives passed House Bill 22-1362 requiring all Colorado governmental agencies to develop a model electric and solar ready code on or before June 1, 2023. So they did, and…

Colorado ratepayers are already subsidizing investor-owned utilities with added costs for infrastructure. Now Xcel customers are about to be hit with another $1.7 billion tab to build 550 miles of power lines and at least four more substations to enable the governor’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction…

In a press release on Monday, February 27, Denver building officials made it official: Starting in 2024 new building codes in Denver will ban natural gas furnaces and water heaters in new commercial and multifamily construction.

And by 2027, natural gas will not be permitted for any heating…

While simplicity and sustainability are the principles of good design in 2021, it’s a mistake to think that simplicity means going short on the planning process. Topmost in planning genius is Design-Build, meaning that your interior designer and/or architect work hand-in-hand with the electrician. Allstar Electrical is a…