Tag: Colorado Energy Office
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Colorado residents can save up to $14K under this energy rebate program
The Colorado Energy Office has launched the first set of energy rebates for homeowners on Thursday. Part of the federally funded Home Energy Rebate Program, low-income Coloradans can save up to $14,000 for making eligible energy-efficient upgrades to their homes, including improvements to appliances, insulation, and electric panels. Funding for the incentives comes from the…
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Trump administration cancels $500 million in energy grants to Colorado
Colorado companies, higher education institutions and the state energy office are set to lose more than $500 million following the Trump administration’s decision to cancel hundreds of awards in 16 “blue” states. While the entities awarded the grants are based in Colorado, some of the projects are actually located in other places, including in “red”…
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Can Colorado’s energy utilities adjust a home’s energy use remotely? Under new code — yes, critics say
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado energy utilities can already adjust a home’s thermostat or turn water heater or clothes dryer on and off to manage the electrical load on the grid — if the household has smart appliances. Now a new statewide “Model Low Energy and Carbon Code” mandates that all…
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Colorado’s Energy czar touts costliest path to ‘zero carbon’ electricity
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Energy Office Executive Director Will Toor joined a group of “renewable” energy advocates on a press call recently, arguing that Congress should retain Inflation Reduction Act tax credits for wind, solar, and grid-scale batteries, rather than reallocating the funds to other technologies, including nuclear…
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Colorado could see big hikes in electricity rates, new report shows
Colorado residential electricity consumers could pay as much as $6,400 to $9,280 total more in electricity costs per household than they do now through 2040, according to a report from the Common Sense Institute. “Driven by state policy mandates to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, electricity prices are projected to grow at more than three times…
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$2.6 billion bill for energy use upgrades to large Colorado buildings gets a second look
More than 8,000 large building owners facing a multi-billion-dollar regulatory requirement for mandatory energy savings will get another chance to convince the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission not to impose a new regulation that some say is impossible to comply with and others say would violate federal law. Regulation 28, the Building Benchmarking and Performance…
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Colorado’s new environmental rule could cost building owners, tenants more than $3 billion
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save About 8,000 large building owners statewide face spending more than $3.1 billion by 2050 to comply with a proposed rule that seeks to reduce energy consumption now under consideration by state air pollution authorities. That estimate is based on a state economic impact analysis of the…
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New state board meets to create Colorado’s first statewide building codes
A new 21-member Energy Code Board that will develop statewide construction codes convened for the first time Monday to get acquainted, discuss bylaws and select chairpersons. The board’s inaugural director is Rick Garcia, the executive director of the state’s Department of Local Affairs. The other 20 board members are listed on the Energy Code Board Website. …
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Large building owners face unknown costs to comply with Colorado energy mandates
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Owners of thousands of commercial, multifamily, and larger public buildings need to modify them in order to meet new energy performance standards legislators adopted last year, but Colorado’s energy office could not yet estimate how much the compliance would cost. In 2021, legislators set large building emissions reduction targets of 7% by 2026 and 20%…
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Pueblo offers free EV charging stations
The City of Pueblo wants to incentivize its residents to buy electric vehicles and reward those who already drive them by offering free access to publicly-owned EV charging stations in the city. The incentive could save electric vehicle owners $1.35 per hour of charging through September 2024. The city received a $80,000 grant award from…