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Colorado Enacts Law Replacing Coal Power with Cleaner Energy
DENVER, Colorado, April 20, 2010 (ENS) – Colorado Governor Bill Ritter Monday signed into law the Colorado Clean Air-Clean Jobs Act, legislation that requires the utility Xcel to cut nitrogen oxide emissions by up to 80 percent from several Front Range coal plants by the end of 2017, most likely sooner. Continue reading
Colo. gas-coal fight could preview national battle
DENVER — A plan to clean up Colorado’s air is pitting two powerful industries — natural gas and coal — against each other in what could be a warm-up for a national fight over how to confront climate change. Continue reading
Nation Should Follow Colorado’s Lead
Colorado is now claiming national leadership in American’s transition to a new energy economy. Gov. Bill Ritter has quietly built a strong coalition including Colorado’s largest utility, Xcel Energy, to support the proposed Colorado Clean Air-Clean Jobs Act. Continue reading
Colorado Adopts 30% Clean Energy Target
Colorado has adopted a tougher Renewable Energy Standard this week, requiring 30% of its electricity to be generated from renewable sources by 2020. Continue reading
Bill to cut coal power in Colorado has widespread backing
A proposal to reduce Xcel Energy Inc.’s coal-fired power generation along Colorado’s Front Range, and replace the use of coal with natural gas or other power sources, has gained the backing of Democrats and Republicans, Gov. Bill Ritter’s administration, environmentalists, the utility and the state’s natural gas industry. Continue reading
Colorado Moves Away from Coal, Toward Natural Gas
Proposed legislation supported by Xcel Energy calls for replacing or re trofitting a number of coal-fired power plants in the state by the end of 2017. The Colorado Clean Air-Clean Jobs Act would require Xcel to use natural gas or other lower-emitting energy resources at its Front Range plants, according to a news release from Gov. Bill Ritter’s office. Continue reading
