Tag: Colorado Energy Office
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Colorado residents face high energy bills after regulators turn away from natural gas, experts say
Colorado residents could be paying a lot more for home energy, following the state’s decision last week to turn away from natural gas as a home cooking and heating fuel, experts said. Some 1.9 million Colorado households warm their homes each winter using gas. That’s also how tens of thousands of businesses heat their buildings.…
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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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Front Range counties celebrate air quality wins on Earth Day
The reduction is a downward trend for the county
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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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Colorado energy office reviving ‘cash for clunkers’ with EV incentive
Colorado is reviving the “cash for clunkers” program, with an electric twist. Beginning this Thursday, income-qualified Colorado residents can begin applying to Colorado’s vehicle exchange program (VXC) where they can exchange their old, or high emitting, vehicles for an up-to $6,000 credit on a new electric one or $4,000 credit on a used electric vehicle.…
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E-bike rebates start for low and moderate income Coloradans
Income-qualified Colorado residents will get first dibs on the Colorado Energy Office’s first round of its statewide Community Access to Electric Bicycles Rebate Program beginning 9 a.m. Wednesday and closing 1 p.m. Monday, August 21. The energy office will post a link to the application portal on the E-Bike Rebate Program webpage when applications open…
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Colorado Real Estate Alliance objects to proposed large building energy efficiency rule
A proposed state energy reduction rule that could cost large building owners more than $2.5 billion for mandatory building upgrades raised objections from the Colorado Real Estate Alliance. CREA is a coalition of real estate focused organizations with both residential and commercial interests, including associations and businesses that are involved in real estate construction, service,…