Colorado Moves to Accelerate Transition to Clean Energy

Colorado Moves to Accelerate Transition to Clean Energy

Gov. Jared Polis and legislative leaders are working on a package to require 100 percent clean energy in the state by 2040, 10 years earlier than current plans.

Colorado governor’s last-minute legislation would accelerate state’s clean energy targets

Colorado Gov. Polis may propose a bill that would push the state to have all electricity produced with 100% clean energy by 2040.Colorado Gov. Polis drafted a last-minute bill that would accelerate by 10 years the state’s requirement for Colorado’s investor-owned utilities to eliminate all greenhouse gas emissions associated with electricity production. However, Colorado’s legislators would need to approve the late-bill status for it to be intro…