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Colorado Nears Statewide EV Charging
Colorado nears a fully built-out statewide electric vehicle fast-charging network
Farmed Sourced News
Aug 270 min read
Denver data center: 800,000 gallons of water a day?!?
The developer building a new data center in north Denver said the facility could use up to 805,000 gallons of water each day...
Farmed Sourced News
Jun 290 min read
$37 Million in EV Charging
Washington state is investing $37.3M to expand EV charging infrastructure, with a major focus on rural communities, tribal nations, and areas underserved by private investment.
Farmed Sourced News
Jun 10 min read
Heartland Fiber Project address rural AI hyperscaler opportunities
The joint initiative expands long‑haul fiber infrastructure to meet growing data demands.
R.N.D.I. Sourced News
May 280 min read
Saguache County places moratorium on data center projects
County Commissioners want time to determine land use regulations for any rural data center projects
R.N.D.I. Sourced News
May 80 min read
A Strong Electric Vehicle (EV) Case
Rising Gasoline Prices Make for a Strong Electric Vehicle (EV) Case.
Farmed Sourced News
Apr 150 min read
Colorado Considers Data Center Impacts
This memorandum explores the impacts of data centers on technology, local economies, electricity, water, public health, and energy costs.
Farmed Sourced News
Mar 90 min read
Colorado Explores Solar Farm Panel Spacing
Spaced out: An economic framework to explore the impacts of PV panel spacing on large-scale farming in Colorado
Farmed Sourced News
Feb 250 min read
Water Infrastructure and Natural Disasters
[R]ural, low-income, and other vulnerable communities struggle to get access to [government] funding.
Farmed Sourced News
Aug 11, 20250 min read
R.N.D.I. Partner Video
Open and watch the 30-second RNDI video.
Farmed Sourced News
Mar 3, 20250 min read
Investing in Rural America
Read how the U.S. Department of Transportation implemented billions of dollars in 2004 to build rural infrastructure.
Farmed Sourced News
Jul 1, 20240 min read
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