Colorado Senate Poised to Recognize Benefits of Clean Natural Gas – we need your help!

A bill is currently working through the Colorado State Legislature that would require all rate-regulated power plants to create emissions reduction plans.  House Bill 1365, also referred to as the Clean Air Clean Jobs Act, passed the assembly this week by a vote of 53-12.  Its fate now sits in the State Senate.

The Colorado Clean Air, Clean Jobs Act requires utilities to look at replacing or repowering older, less efficient Colorado coal-powered plants with natural gas.  This bill is an excellent example of numerous stakeholders (environmental organizations, state regulators, electric utilities, natural gas producers and state executive leadership) working collaboratively to develop legislation that will allow Colorado to lead the nation in cutting air pollution, creating jobs and increasing the use of cleaner, lower-carbon energy sources. The proposal is also good for Colorado’s economy as the natural gas industry is one of the state’s leading creators of jobs and state and local tax revenues.

IPAMS has been advocating the merits of this legislation because it helps Colorado address power sector emissions while recognizing the home-grown benefits of Colorado’s abundant natural gas.

If you live in Colorado, I strongly encourage you to contact your legislators and ask them to support HB 1365!  The main number for the Colorado State Senate is 303-866-2316.

Click here to listen to Jim Martin, Colorado’s Director of Natural Resources, talk about the benefits of using clean natural gas.

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