Tag: Electrification
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Denver’s large building electrification rules updated
Denver’s regulations requiring electrification of all buildings larger than 25,000 square feet have drawn controversy since they were implemented in 2021, especially from businesses and building owners. But relief may be on the horizon as city officials are re-writing the rules after soliciting public input and pushing compliance deadlines farther into the future. While the…
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Colorado energy regulators reject Xcel’s plans to build hundreds of EV charging stations
Xcel Energy’s state-mandated transportation electrification plan for 2024-2026 is moving forward after getting the approval of Colorado’s energy regulators. What won’t be moving forward are Xcel’s plans to bill some customers $120 million to build 460 electric vehicle chargers it would own and operate. The Colorado Public Utilities Commission approved the company’s updated transportation electrification plan,…
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Xcel Clean Heat plan: Either miss greenhouse gas reduction goals or make customers pay to electrify
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A pair of mutually exclusive legislative mandates ordering utilities to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 leaves Xcel Energy with a choice, either miss climate deadlines while keeping customer costs below a statutory cap or exceed that limit — by a lot — to meet climate goals. Xcel filed its 2024–2028 Clean Heat Plan with the…
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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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RTD considers transition to zero emissions facilities, fleet
A panel within Colorado’s Regional Transportation District will consider transitioning vehicles and buildings to low or zero emissions on Wednesday. The discussion by the transportation district’s Operations and Safety Committee includes the development of a transition feasibility study and a facilities and fleet transition strategy. Once completed, the plan will outline a replacement schedule and…
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How many more hours of work will a Denver resident need to pay for a home mortgage?
How expensive is buying a home in Denver? A resident will need to work an additional 36 hours per month compared to the year before to pay for the mortgage on a newly purchased average-priced home. That average price, by the way, now stands at $619,451 — more than double what it was in 2013. And that’s…
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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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Colorado office mentions equity over 500 times in new study of vehicle electrification
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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…
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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…