Testimony on Bill to Implement Consumer-Regulated Electricity
On Thursday, March 12, 2026, Independence Institute Energy Policy Analyst Sarah Montalbano testified in favor of consumer-regulated electric utilities (CREUs) in the Colorado House Energy & Environment Committee. The bill would allow the development of CREUs, which serve new large electricity loads through systems that are physically islanded from the existing grid. These projects would […]
If Colorado Imposes Cap-and-trade, Kiss Cheap Gas Goodbye
In 2008, President Obama said that, “Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket.” That’s exactly what’s happened in California to energy costs broadly. The Washington Post recently ran an op-ed by Dominic Pino arguing that California’s cap-and-trade program is responsible for the state’s high and volatile gas prices. […]
Bad and Worse for Data Centers in Colorado
Denver just added a new layer to an already hostile environment for data centers. This week, Mayor Mike Johnston and members of the Denver City Council announced that they intend to file a moratorium on new data center construction in the city. The moratorium is expected to last for “several months,” or perhaps longer, while […]
Energy & Environmental Policy Center’s Testimony on Bill to Exempt Residential Customers from Clean Heat Plan Emissions Standards
On Thursday, February 19, 2026, Independence Institute Energy Policy Analyst Sarah Montalbano testified in the Colorado House Energy & Environment Committee. The bill would have exempted residential natural gas customers from the emissions calculations in gas utility Clean Heat Plans filed with the Public Utilities Commission. It would have been welcome relief for natural gas […]
