Author: Scott Weiser
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New state board meets to create Colorado’s first statewide building codes
A new 21-member Energy Code Board that will develop statewide construction codes convened for the first time Monday to get acquainted, discuss bylaws and select chairpersons. The board’s inaugural director is Rick Garcia, the executive director of the state’s Department of Local Affairs. The other 20 board members are listed on the Energy Code Board website. …
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Governor Polis kicks off $700 million in I-70 improvement projects on Floyd Hill
Motorists frustrated with I-70’s famed bottleneck-causing Floyd Hill corridor are about to get relief by way of a $700-million Colorado Department of Transportation improvement project. Gov. Jared Polis, accompanied by U.S. Senators Michael Bennet, John Hickenlooper, U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse and other state and local officials, met at the Floyd Hill Open Space Trails parking…
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Governor Polis kicks off $700 million in I-70 improvement projects for Floyd Hill bottleneck
Motorists frustrated with Interstate 70’s famed bottleneck-causing Floyd Hill corridor are about to get relief by way of a $700 million Colorado Department of Transportation improvement project. Gov. Jared Polis, accompanied by U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse and other state and local officials, met at the Floyd Hill Open…
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Colorado dabbles with deregulation in the electricity industry
Consumers might have more of a say in where their electric energy comes from if Colorado’s General Assembly decides to authorize a partial deregulation of Colorado’s utility providers. The Colorado Public Utilities Commission was ordered by House Bill 21-1269 to conduct a study of an economic model of electricity generation and delivery called “Consumer Choice…
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Large building owners face unknown costs to comply with state energy mandates
Owners of thousands of commercial, multifamily, and larger public buildings need to modify them in order to meet new energy performance standards legislators adopted last year, but Colorado’s energy office could not yet estimate how much the compliance would cost. In 2021, legislators set large building emissions reduction targets of 7% by 2026 and 20%…
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Hickenlooper touts federal funding for ‘climate rescue”
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper touted federal investment into “climate rescue” in a meeting with environmental and health advocates on Thursday in Denver, noting more than $100 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act. Hickenlooper described the federal package as the “biggest thing we’ve ever done as a country in terms of climate rescue, ever.” More than…
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Colorado one of only four states to offer traffic crimes victims’ assistance
Colorado’s 20-year high in traffic crashes aren’t just accidents, they’re increasingly more often crimes, according to the Colorado State Patrol. When innocent people are injured or killed in motor vehicle crashes, Colorado is one of only four states that has a dedicated unit to serve the victims, troopers said in a news release. “When a…
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Part owner of troubled Comanche 3 power plant wants money back from Xcel Energy
A part owner of the troubled and soon-to-be decommissioned Comanche Power Station Unit 3 near Pueblo wants its money back. CORE Electrical Cooperative delivered a notice Sept. 6 to the Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo), Xcel Energy’s Colorado branch, withdrawing from its partial ownership of the facility and demanding a refund of its 25⅓% ownership…
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Pueblo offers free EV charging stations
The City of Pueblo wants to incentivize its residents to buy electric vehicles and reward those who already drive them by offering free access to publicly-owned EV charging stations in the city. The incentive could save electric vehicle owners $1.35 per hour of charging through September 2024. The city received a $80,000 grant award from…
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Colorado one of only four states to offer traffic crimes victims’ assistance
Colorado’s 20-year high in traffic crashes aren’t just accidents, they’re increasingly more often crimes, according to the Colorado State Patrol. When innocent people are injured or killed in motor vehicle crashes, Colorado is one of only four states that has a dedicated unit to serve the victims, troopers said in a news release. Colorado one…