electrification
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis urges caution on electrification efforts to keep rates low
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Gov. Jared Polis is cautioning Colorado’s energy leaders that electrification efforts could lead to rate increases if they aren’t managed carefully. In a letter sent to a number of organizations, including the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, the Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), and the Colorado Energy Office, Polis called for an “all-of-government…
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Denver’s push for electric vehicle charging, EV adoption, far behind goals
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Denver will have to step up its vehicle electrification plans by a lot to meet its greenhouse gas reduction goals. The magnitude of the plan to electrify all vehicles statewide by 2050, set by Gov. Jared Polis, poses a formidable challenge to the city. Denver residents and businesses are not purchasing EVs at a rate…
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Xcel, Denver insist city’s power grid can handle higher load from electrification
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Despite worry by critics of the push to eliminate natural gas for heating and cooling in commercial buildings, Colorado’s largest utility company and the City of Denver maintain the energy infrastructure can handle the switch to electricity. Xcel Energy, which provides energy in metro Denver, said it is preparing to meet the demands of building…
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Denver imposes natural gas ban in commercial buildings, multi-family housing
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New building codes in Denver will ban natural gas furnaces and water heaters in new commercial and multifamily construction starting in 2024 in a move that officials said demonstrates the city’s commitment to reaching “zero” emissions in two decades but which critics warned would be painful and costly to building owners and tenants. And…
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Sierra Club, environmental groups petition EPA to ban natural gas for home heating
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More than two dozen environmental organizations petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to ban the use of natural gas for home heating nationwide, arguing the federal agency must regulate “deadly pollution from heating appliances.” The petition, sponsored by the Sierra Club, claims fossil fuel-fired home furnaces, water heaters, clothes dryers and stoves emit enough nitrogen dioxide…
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Colorado office stresses equity in new study of vehicle electrification
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The Colorado Energy Office called for equity in transportation electrification in a new report, insisting it must be a priority in eliminating gasoline and diesel cars and trucks from highways. Gov. Jared Polis has called for putting at least 940,000 electric vehicles on the highways by 2030 as part a “long term plan” toward a…
