Ute Mountain Ute tribe secures permits for 170 MW Colorado solar-plus-storage project

The tribe navigated federal permitting freezes by leveraging former coal-plant infrastructure and expedited regulatory approvals to advance development that other projects saw delayed.

First covered Jul 6, 2026 · 10:29 PM PT · 1 article

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5h PV Magazine How a Colorado tribe beat the federal solar permit freeze — By utilizing the legacy grid infrastructure of a demolished coal plant and racing to secure regulatory signatures mere days ahead of federal permitting…

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nhpr.org Despite stiff political headwinds, tribe in Colorado brings utility scale solar project online | New Hampshire Public Radio

Appeared in: 2026-07-07 (#5)

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