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- July 27, 2011
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PUC under the microscope0
- Archive, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT, Legal
- July 11, 2011
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and the three appointed commissioners find themselves under even more scrutiny. This morning the Legislative Audit Committee voted unanimously to proceed with a full blown audit of the embattled commission. Last month we reported that Senators Scott Renfroe and Steve King, members of the audit committee, sent a letter
READ MOREState Senator cites our work as a reason for PUC audit0
- Archive, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT, Governing Bodies / Agencies, Legal
- June 23, 2011
State Senator Scott Renfroe (R-Greeley) said in an interview on the Amy Oliver Show on 1310 KFKA that information we published was influential in his decision to request an audit of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission. Specifically Senator Renfroe cited: Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) request for all travel documents for the PUC commissioners that lead
READ MOREHB 1291 second reading: snuggies, moderates and the gavel0
- Archive, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT, Legal
- April 26, 2011
Great quotes from today’s Senate floor debate on HB 1291, which saw republicans Scott Renfroe, Kevin Lundberg and Shawn Mitchell collaborate with democrat Lois Tochtrop to save money for Xcel ratepayers. Two pro-consumer amendments that closely mirror SB 236 and SB 237 were defeated. Senator Lois Tochtrop: “I’m buying stock in snuggies because that’s all
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Representative Looper a voice for ratepayers0
- Archive, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT, Legal
- April 14, 2011
My apologies to Representative Marsha Looper for not including her name as one of the seven no votes on HB 1291. As my colleague William Yeatman wrote, it was Rep. Looper along with Representative Jim Kerr who initially asked for a hearing on the Air Quality Control Commission’s State Implementation Plan that is the foundation
READ MORESenate Republicans Ask for Review of CDPHE’s Regional Haze Plan (Bonus: Regional Haze Primer)0
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- February 16, 2011
The Politics Colorado Blog today reports great news: “Tuesday, Senate Republicans sent a letter to Senate President Shaffer asking Legislative Council to hold a public hearing to review the changes made to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for implementing regulations for “regional haze”… …”We think it’s important that Legislative Council hold a public hearing on
READ MOREEnergy legislation to watch in 20110
- Archive, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT, Legal
- January 24, 2011
The 2011 legislative session began in earnest last week in Colorado. Below are several bills we are watching. SB11-058 Electric Utilities Employ Least-Cost Planning for New Resource Acquisition Senator Scott Renfroe (R-SD13) is the prime sponsor. The Public Utilities Commission must consider “cost” when deciding on new energy facilities and resource acquisition. Cost to ratepayers
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