Join Colorado's former Public Utilities Commission Chairman and CNEE Senior Policy Advisor Jeff Ackermann for a discussion of state-level electricity planning on February 11 at 11 am Eastern. The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) and the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) have partnered on a task force to provide a forum [...]

The Center for the New Energy Economy (CNEE) at Colorado State University is pleased to announce that Jeff Ackermann, former Chairman of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, will join the CNEE team on February 15, in the role of Senior Policy Advisor. “We look forward to working with Jeff during this important time of energy [...]

In just the first 100 days, President Biden has already introduced a number of sweeping Executive Orders to protect key areas of the environment and take climate action, but will that be enough? WORT producer Kai Producer spoke with Bill Ritter Jr., former Colorado State Governor and director of the Center for the New Energy [...]

Colorado State University’s Center for the New Energy Economy (CNEE) is seeking a part-time (20 hours per week) paid research intern to join our team. This internship is a unique opportunity for a current graduate student interested in learning about clean energy policy. The successful applicant will work closely with our Research Manager, Assistant Director, [...]

David Bobzien, the director of the Nevada Governor’s Office of Energy, summed up the key takeaway from the Western Interconnection Regional Electricity Dialogue (WIRED) initiative in one word. “Coordination, coordination, coordination”...The WIRED initiative is a collaboration between Colorado State University’s Center for a New Energy Economy (CNEE) and the Western Electric Industry Leaders (WEIL) Group, [...]