Colorado energy park plan wins county approval

Commissioners in Colorado’s Weld County have approved Harrison Resource Corporation’s plans for development of the Niobrara Energy Park.

The 640-acre project is designed to integrate natural gas and renewable energy generation facilities, including solar and wind energy, with data centres and energy research.

Niobrara Energy Park has received widespread support from researchers, government officials, and many others in the energy industry, including Dag Nummedal, director of the Colorado Energy Research Institute at the Colorado School of Mines, and David Hiller, executive director of the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory. Nummedal stated in a letter of support that the park concept “moves beyond anything planned elsewhere in the US” due to its planned onsite energy storage facilities.

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