Colorado is facing new federal actions that would take authority away from Colorado utilities and regulators to plan our own energy future. Nationally, Trump’s Department of Energy has begun using 202(c) orders to force expensive, dirty, coal plants to stay open past the retirement dates approved by utilities and state regulators. In Colorado, 202(c) orders jeopardize our climate goals.
HB26-1226 protects Colorado utility customers, air quality, and clean energy plans. Over the last decade, Colorado has made considerable progress toward its climate goals. We can’t let federal overreach by the Trump Administration take us backwards.
This bill will:
- Provide the public and state agencies with information on the cost impacts of federal orders to keep coal plants open, and gives the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) tools to manage those costs
- Ensure the PUC approves new resources for our largest electric utility so that we achieve our 2030 climate targets and retire coal plants on schedule
- Mandate that if coal plants operate past 2030, they use modern pollution controls to protect communities and our health
Send a message to your Representatives telling them to vote YES on HB26-1226 to promote utility transparency, enforce pollution controls, and continue toward Colorado’s clean energy and climate goals.
