colorado energy office
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Q&A with Tracee Bentley | From farm kid to energy advocate
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Tracee Bentley may have left Colorado’s countryside years ago to become a mover and shaker at the State Capitol in Denver, but you can’t take the country out of her. Nowadays a leading voice for the state’s booming oil and gas industry – after carving out a rep as a hard-as-nails lobbyist and serving as…
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Give legislature credit for bipartisan efforts enhancing oil and gas regs
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Democrats and Republicans working together, conservationists and industry jointly testifying in support of legislation, and progress for the state of Colorado and its citizens. It’s hard to believe given the political discord that dominates our airwaves, but it actually happened. In fact, more than once. With what seems to be the media hot-button topic of…
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FEEDBACK | Teachers, guns & money — and more
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More money into the system – or better pay for the best teachers? The recent opinion piece from Colorado teacher Jill Cullis shed some light on the problems facing Colorado’s schools. Recent increases in funding, with the bulk of those dollars not going to teachers’ salaries, is the real problem. During Teacher Appreciation Week, we should…
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SLOAN | The redemption of the Colorado Energy Office
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There is something to be said for a legislative process which, even in what many have categorically proclaimed to be the most bitterly rancorous, partisan year in living memory, still manages now and then to churn out legislation which tackles major issues and does so in a bi-partisan manner. One such effort is Senate Bill…
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Regulators wisely nudge Colorado toward greater energy efficiency
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Thanks to a decision on April 11 from state electricity regulators, Xcel Energy now has stronger energy efficiency goals that will save Coloradans roughly $165 million between 2019 and 2023 while also lowering pollution from coal and gas plants. The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) directed Xcel, Colorado’s largest electric utility, to raise their energy efficiency…
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Two weeks, 315 bills left in 2018 legislative session
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Well, at least the count went down a little. With 14 days left in the 2018 General Assembly session, the count for bills that are still pending some form of action has gone down, but not by much. There are now 174 bills in the House awaiting decisions ranging from committee hearing to governor’s decision…
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A year later, Colorado Energy Office one step closer to reauthorization
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What a difference a year makes: On Wednesday the House Transportation & Energy Committee gave near-unanimous support to reauthorizing the Colorado Energy Office (CEO). The CEO, which is housed in the governor’s office, was the subject of a heated debate last year. Ultimately the bill failed in a power struggle between Senate Republicans, who wanted to…
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With four weeks to go, hundreds of bills still await final action
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Wednesday marks the beginning of the last four weeks of Colorado’s 2018 General Assembly session. That means “hurry-up” time, with 295 bills (out of 615) on the House and Senate docket still looking for final action – and at least one more to come. The majority of those bills on final approach originated in the…
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This Week at the Capitol: April 9-13
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Here are the legislative committee hearings of note for the week ahead at the Colorado Capitol. Committee schedules are subject to change. The daily schedule is available on the legislature’s website. Click here and scroll down to committee hearings to listen online. MONDAY Colorado Independent Ethics Commission, 9 a.m., Colorado Judicial Building, Room 1CThe commission is expected…
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Bipartisanship on energy? Thank Sen. Ray Scott
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Here’s something you don’t hear often enough: Thank you, Ray Scott. The rock-ribbed Republican senator from Grand Junction is a political slugger, but he’s found a soft side to get Democrats to the table on energy issues this session. He also is as strong an advocate for oil and gas, along with coal, as you…