Colorado envisioned a renewable energy park near Golden. Neighbors don’t like what might get built instead.

Adrian Waller, a resident of the Pleasant View neighborhood near Golden, walks near the site of a potential apartment complex on land long slated for the Global Energy Park on Oct. 13, 2025. The energy park was designed to work in tandem with the nearby National Renewable Energy Laboratory but now may not be built. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)