This Labor Day, we reflect on the collective effort driving the renewable energy industry forward. Every day, engineers, construction professionals, researchers, and technicians work tirelessly to meet the challenges of our time and build a more sustainable future. Their dedication and expertise are the backbone of an industry that is not only transforming how we produce and consume energy but also ensuring that we leave a healthier planet for future generations.

One month after a 30-year hailstorm in Colorado, our garden in Thornton is on the mend. Gardening here can be challenging, but it also brings us closer to each other and nature. It helps us appreciate nature’s rhythms and more importantly how these rhythms are increasingly being thrown out of regularity by climate change. It was just 10 years ago when we had hummingbirds in the backyard, and we did not even need to turn on air conditioning throughout the summer.

A report by the American Clean Power Association focused on Colorado contains some fantastic statsitics on renewables in Colorado. Check out what the real “sunshine state” has achieved so far and what it has in store.