Tag: Energy Standards
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EDITORIAL: Will feds spare Colorado from its own electrification agenda?
The war on affordable energy in Colorado has taken many forms — from attempts to strangle our vital oil and gas industry to edicts that impose costly and unattainable emissions standards. Along those same lines, Colorado as well as Denver have mandated hyper-stringent energy efficiency requirements for existing buildings, pushing an electrification agenda that ramps up…
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Federal judge narrows industry challenge to Denver natural gas restrictions
A federal judge on Tuesday narrowed the challenge to Denver’s recent restrictions on certain natural gas appliances from a collection of industry groups, noting some of the complained-about regulations were not in effect. Last summer, trade associations representing homebuilders, restaurants, apartment buildings, hotels, manufacturers and fuel suppliers sued the city. They took aim at a…
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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…