Big Pivots: Colorado utilities see no beauty in the federal budget bill

Big Pivots: Colorado utilities see no beauty in the federal budget bill

Oh, wouldn’t I love to know what is going through the mind of Jeff Hurd right now. And Gabe Evans, too. These two U.S. Representatives from Colorado, both of them Republicans, voted for the sprawling 1,000-page budget reconciliation bill that, if adopted by the Senate, will certainly raise electricity rates and slow the adoption of electric vehicles. Together with the topsy-turvy tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on China, the bill may h…

Ways in which the budget bill would pinch #Colorado — Allen Best (BigPivots.com)

Solar panels San Luis Valley. Photo credit: Allen Best/Big Pivots Click the link to read the article on the Big Pivots website (Allen Best): June 3, 2025 Not much to like in this bill. But then, it’s only half-time. How hard will key Republicans in Senate push back? Higher electricity rates? In Colorado as elsewhere, that’s the given if the U.S. Senate adopts the recent budget reconciliation bill passed by the House of Representatives that woul…