Colorado Springs residents deserve energy that is affordable, reliable, and better for our health and future. But right now, Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) is trying to delay the retirement of the Ray Nixon coal plant without a real plan to replace it. At the same time, growing corporate energy demand (i.e. data centers coming to CO) threatens to increase energy bills and our fossil fuel dependence. It doesn't have to be that way.
CSU has the tools and technologies to lead the nation in renewable energy, clean heat, and long-term climate solutions. We urge CSU and Colorado Springs leadership to:
- Build new clean energy sources over unnecessary fossil fuel expansion and continued reliance on coal
- Ensure compliance with strong clean electricity and clean heat standards
- Require large new energy users like data centers to support—not hinder—Colorado’s clean energy transition and energy affordability
When CSU prioritizes fossil fuels over affordable, clean energy, it locks communities into decades of outdated fossil fuel infrastructure. Coloradans deserve better service and stronger leadership. We want affordable bills, clean air, and climate resilience, not higher energy bills and more fossil fuel pollution.
