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Colorado Energy

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U.S. Economy

Why is Colorado useful for studying energy transition?

It combines established fossil-fuel production with renewable energy and research capacity
It prohibits all energy technology
It has no energy sector
It uses only tidal power

Correct answer(s):

It combines established fossil-fuel production with renewable energy and research capacity

U.S. Economy

What is stranded-asset risk for a fossil-fuel-dependent Colorado community?

Existing assets may lose value if technology, policy, prices, or demand change
Only farms face asset risk
Assets are guaranteed to rise forever
No policy can affect energy markets

Correct answer(s):

Existing assets may lose value if technology, policy, prices, or demand change

U.S. Economy

Which tradeoff can accompany large wind or solar projects in Colorado?

Wildlife and siting cannot be affected
Renewables require no land
Lower-emission electricity versus land, transmission, wildlife, and local-acceptance concerns
Transmission is never needed

Correct answer(s):

Lower-emission electricity versus land, transmission, wildlife, and local-acceptance concerns

U.S. Economy

What does the water-energy-food nexus mean in Colorado?

Water requires no energy to move
The three systems are completely separate
Only food uses infrastructure
Water, energy, and food production depend on one another

Correct answer(s):

Water, energy, and food production depend on one another

U.S. Economy

What tradeoff is part of Colorado’s energy transition?

Choosing between oceans
Replacing all energy with one source overnight
Ending all electricity use
Balancing jobs and existing assets with emissions, new technology, and new infrastructure

Correct answer(s):

Balancing jobs and existing assets with emissions, new technology, and new infrastructure

U.S. Economy

Why is wind energy especially common on parts of Colorado’s eastern plains?

Ocean tides power turbines
Open terrain and strong wind resources favor wind development
Dense forests create tidal waves
The plains have no wind

Correct answer(s):

Open terrain and strong wind resources favor wind development

U.S. Economy

Which statement best describes Colorado’s energy economy?

It has no energy production
It uses only coal
It includes both fossil fuels and renewable energy
It depends only on imported tidal power

Correct answer(s):

It includes both fossil fuels and renewable energy

U.S. Economy

Which traditional energy resources are produced in parts of Colorado?

Oil and natural gas
Tropical biofuel crops only
Whale oil and peat only
Offshore crude from the Atlantic

Correct answer(s):

Oil and natural gas

U.S. Economy

Which renewable energy source is especially suited to parts of Colorado’s eastern plains?

Tidal power
Wind power
Mangrove biomass
Wave power

Correct answer(s):

Wind power

U.S. Economy

Which renewable resource benefits from Colorado’s sunny climate and open landscapes?

Wave energy
Tidal energy
Ocean thermal energy
Solar energy

Correct answer(s):

Solar energy