Steven Dahlke
@steven-dahlke.bsky.social
Researcher and economist exploring energy and the environment through analysis and policy. Other interests include the outdoors and local Colorado community.
Me: I would like a small jar of black paint.
Paint store: Of course Sir, do you need Caviar, Tricorn, Noir, Black Magic, Black Night, Black Swan, Black Pepper....
Paint store: Of course Sir, do you need Caviar, Tricorn, Noir, Black Magic, Black Night, Black Swan, Black Pepper....
September 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Me: I would like a small jar of black paint.
Paint store: Of course Sir, do you need Caviar, Tricorn, Noir, Black Magic, Black Night, Black Swan, Black Pepper....
Paint store: Of course Sir, do you need Caviar, Tricorn, Noir, Black Magic, Black Night, Black Swan, Black Pepper....
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Who beheaded the beloved Skelly on Ward Road?
www.denverpost.com/2025/05/30/s...
www.denverpost.com/2025/05/30/s...
Who beheaded a beloved 12-foot-tall skeleton in Arvada?
“I was so mad yesterday, I was shaking,” said Marshall, Skelly’s owner. “Why would someone want to take that away and do it in such a horrific manner?”
www.denverpost.com
May 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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The debate over regional power markets in Colorado hinges on the fine print. Projected benefits from a day ahead market are facing pushback over accuracy and the upfront price tag. See my perspective and more: coloradosun.com/2025/05/28/x...
Xcel’s $30M plan to join regional "power pool" panned for high cost, lack of benefit
Xcel Energy must join wholesale electric market to meet Colorado law. Execs say big upfront cost is best economic and operational choice.
coloradosun.com
May 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The debate over regional power markets in Colorado hinges on the fine print. Projected benefits from a day ahead market are facing pushback over accuracy and the upfront price tag. See my perspective and more: coloradosun.com/2025/05/28/x...
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Xcel Energy customers face more outages and longer phone wait times. “We have a real problem,” regulators say.
Xcel Energy customers face more outages and longer phone wait times. "We have a real problem," regulators say.
Blackouts are getting longer, more common in Xcel’s Colorado service territory, with 90,000 customers experiencing 6 or more outages in 2024
coloradosun.com
May 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Xcel Energy customers face more outages and longer phone wait times. “We have a real problem,” regulators say.