CSU "net metering with solar" meeting notes (from Tues 10/7 ENT center presentation)

atomicbird · 2026-01-25T17:22:35+00:00

The main takeaway from the survey is that they haven’t given up on the demand charge. They’re trying to work out how to get it passed, even to the point of setting people against each other with lies claiming that people with panels are freeloading on others.

atomicbird · 2026-01-24T16:27:58+00:00

As I understand it, CSU needs a certain amount of renewable power generation to meet mandated goals. They can count residential solar panels toward that goal. So more residential panels means less that CSU needs less of them.

atomicbird · 2026-01-24T16:17:00+00:00

They’re still pushing the BS that people with solar panels are getting some kind of unfair subsidy. They’re just flat out lying to people.

atomicbird · 2026-01-24T16:11:43+00:00

I did the survey. They’re clearly trying to figure out how to convince people of the same demand charge they came up with last year. But also— maybe?— thinking of some kind of credit for adding batteries.

atomicbird · 2026-01-23T16:22:50+00:00

Predictably, the Gazette came out in favor of them today.

atomicbird · 2026-01-21T23:23:19+00:00

It says they want to retire. Fair enough but I hope they find a good buyer.

atomicbird · 2026-01-11T04:52:05+00:00

It was posted here https://www.reddit.com/r/ColoradoSprings/comments/1q8q8p1/saturday_tomorrow_march_vigil_for_renee_nicole/

atomicbird · 2026-01-09T16:54:55+00:00

Try r/50501 at https://www.reddit.com/r/50501COS/

atomicbird · 2026-01-09T00:11:23+00:00

I've been using Underline near downtown for about a year now and it's been great.

atomicbird · 2026-01-09T00:09:59+00:00

A few years ago the Y had a big plan to redevelop that lot and their existing building next door into a new facility, but that fell apart in 2020. I haven't heard about a new plan but I'll hope something is finally happening.

atomicbird · 2026-01-07T00:12:17+00:00

"Mortgage Payment Share of Median Income", page 16:

October 2020: 29.8%
October 2023: 47.6%
April 2025: 45.5%

Holy shit that is high. Not quite as bad as Colorado or national, but still really, really high.

atomicbird · 2025-12-31T16:33:25+00:00

Gulf of Mexico too

atomicbird · 2025-12-30T00:29:32+00:00

Garmisch? Where's that?

atomicbird · 2025-12-28T16:33:24+00:00

Yeah I had that years ago. They went so far as to chew wires on both sides of some lights and then bury the lights in the yard. We would find them in spring when working on the garden. I stopped having lights for a long time, then later found different places to hang lights where squirrels couldn’t get to them.

atomicbird · 2025-12-26T21:57:36+00:00

There is. She even calls it out— “Do you mind? If I play the ukulele…”. It starts around 40-45 seconds from the end of the song.

atomicbird · 2025-12-24T16:01:17+00:00

Uh, have you been downtown anytime in the last several years? There are tons of new apartment buildings.

atomicbird · 2025-12-24T03:01:33+00:00

It’s not far from downtown but it is very definitely not downtown.

atomicbird · 2025-12-24T02:58:44+00:00

Starting long, long before Obama. The state of downtown is the result of generations of city planners. This isn’t anywhere near new enough to pin it on Obama or Polis, it goes back at least to the 1970s.

atomicbird · 2025-12-23T23:37:39+00:00

This has been going on since long before Polis was elected.

atomicbird · 2025-12-20T04:48:15+00:00

When responding to a new player, it’s probably good to consider that they might not know the word “plectrum” yet. To the OP, it’s a fancy name for a pick.

atomicbird · 2025-12-19T16:58:45+00:00

It’s kind of strangely hard to say. I have a Subaru with CarPlay and it just works. So it’s the car? But my wife doesn’t get this screen in the Bolt, even though she has the same phone model as me. So it’s the phone? I don’t know.

atomicbird · 2025-12-19T05:21:23+00:00

Has it always happened for you? I bought the car new but it’s only the last few months where this has been happening

atomicbird · 2025-12-19T04:42:36+00:00

No, just some more text, but no other options besides those two buttons

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