In recent years, Colorado has earned a national and international reputation for clean energy leadership. Farsighted energy policies have attracted investment, created jobs and demonstrated that our state is helping to lead the way in scientific and technological innovation. Along the way, Colorado has demonstrated that good energy policy can be good economic policy and good environmental policy.
Colorado has moved rapidly to harness renewable energy as an important means of supplying electricity. Colorado now boasts the second-highest renewable energy standard in the country: the largest utilities will supply 30 percent of their energy from renewable sources by 2020. Florida and other states can too follow Colorado’s lead and create jobs and help the environment, by taking steps today to ensure a brighter tomorrow.
In the coming weeks and months, Colorado can further demonstrate its leadership by taking the next step toward a clean energy future. And once again, we can do well by doing right. With a balanced approach to energy efficiency, renewable energy and natural gas, we can demonstrate to the nation and the world the economic and environmental benefits of a balanced energy strategy.
The legislature passed the Clean Air-Clean Jobs Act in the spring, with strong bipartisan support. This landmark law created a comprehensive process to bring the state into compliance with federal Clean Air Act requirements while maximizing the benefits for Colorado consumers and our important natural gas industry. Rather than waiting for the EPA to mandate a plan to deal with air pollutants, we can shape our own economic and environmental future.
Solar Fusion has stepped up, and is demonstrating its commitment to help craft solutions that protects consumers, dramatically improves air quality and savings money. The state's Public Utilities Commission is reviewing implementation options and should move forward with a plan that balances efficiency with production from both alternative and conventional energy supplies.
The best scenarios involve harnessing the cheapest, cleanest energy resource of them all — efficiency — while retiring 900 megawatts of coal power from the two oldest and dirtiest plants in the metro area (the "clunkers" of energy production), replacing them with advanced, clean-burning natural gas plants
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