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SB10-074
PUC Electric Util Encourage Natural Gas
PENRY--(NONE)
Concerning incentives for the generation of electricity from cleaner-burning fuels.
SB10-096
Transparency In Gas Elec Utility Bills
RENFROE--DELGROSSO
Concerning a requirement that utilities disclose costs associated with customers' utility bills.
HB10-1001
Renewable Energy Stds Solar Certif
TYLER--(NONE)
Concerning incentives for the installation of new distributed renewable energy generation facilities in colorado, and, in connection therewith, increasing the target percentages under the electric utility portfolio standard to encourage colorado utilities to generate five percent of their retail electricity sales from distributed renewable sources by the year 2020, and adopting standards for the installation of distributed solar electric generation equipment.
HB10-1052
Recycle Resources Econ Opportunity Fund
SOLANO--NEWELL
Concerning the recycling resources economic opportunity fund, and, in connection therewith, extending the life of the fund.
HB10-1018
Reduce Waste Tire Stockpile Risks
LOOPER & ...--GIBBS
Concerning increased authority to regulate waste tires.
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SB10-074 Those of us old enough to remember the 70s oil shortages may remember that the Federal government created an incentive for the use of coal in power plants because it was a readily available domestic fuel, where natural gas was in short supply. How times change. I’m not a rate-making expert, but my understanding is that this bill would allow utilities to make a margin (rate of return) on fuel costs which are currently passed through as incurred right now. My concern is that all fuels should be treated similarly. To what extent will it create a conversion to gas-fired generation and at what cost. I do not believe this is a high priority bill for the Chamber to take a position on at this time unless the impact beyond the utility industry is clarified.
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HB10-1001 It is frightening to me that any legislator thinks that the General Assembly should get this deep into directing how any company, utilities or otherwise, manages its business and resources. In addition to the issue of detailed prescriptive management of private industry, there is a real danger that this could create significant consequences now and in the future. There will be costs to business if utilities are required to make investments in legislatively mandated generation and distribution where there is no understanding of the costs associated with the mandate. OPPOSE
HB10-1018 This may be a good example of the legislature trying to fix that which it has previously fixed