Tag: Clean Heat Program
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Sierra Club, environmental groups petition EPA to ban natural gas for home heating
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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,…
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New statewide building code could cost homeowners $68 billion
A new law that a Colorado think tank says paves the way for converting all homes in the state to electricity for cooking, space and water heating and EV charging could cost Colorado homeowners between $59 and $68 billion by 2031, and would exacerbate Colorado’s already acute housing shortage. In its analysis of House Bill…
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Colorado Public Utilities Commission plans public input meetings on clean heat program
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Public Utilities Commission has scheduled six public meetings across the state to discuss the impact of the state’s clean heat program and the future of natural gas in Colorado. A law passed in 2021 requires utility companies that distribute natural gas to reduce greenhouse gas…
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Q&A with Heidi Ganahl | Colorado’s energy transition is ‘too far, too fast’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver Gazette invited gubernatorial candidates to talk about energy and transportation. Republican candidate Greg Lopez declined the Q&A. In this interview, Republican candidate Heidi Ganahl argues that Colorado’s transition to renewable energy sources is going “too far, too fast,” hammering the poorest Coloradans. The…