Energy

WHEREAS the energy policies of the past are still not working. Our nation continues its dependence on foreign energy and we need to develop a plan that ensures the nation will have adequate future supplies. Uncertainty of reliability and price has been harmful to businesses and consumers and is disruptive to local and regional investment. Reliable and affordable energy is the foundation of modern society underpins every aspect of modern society. Our health, transportation, jo

Guiding Principles: Climate/ Greenhouse Gas WHEREAS Energy, climate, and economic systems are complex, changeable and interrelated, and human flourishing depends on a functional balance of the three, and WHEREAS All types of energy produce benefits and waste products, and all types present challenges when deployed at scale, and WHEREAS Abrupt/rapid/repeated changes to energy systems policies can be destabilizing to businesses, communities, and consumers, and WHEREAS US energy

General Regulatory Practice: WHEREAS the energy sector employs more than 7.8 million Americans in many fields, including but not limited to; electric power generation, transmission, distribution and storage, energy efficiency and fuels, and WHEREAS the energy industry operations in Colorado contribute billions of dollars to the state’s economy, and WHEREAS the western slope, including the Piceance Basin, is home of some of the cleanest and most densely concentrated fields of

WHEREAS Western Colorado’s energy industries thrive best under stable, predictable tax regimes, carefully balancing market-forces and...

WHEREAS the Western Slope is blessed with abundant mineral energy resources; and WHEREAS the responsible development and use of...

WHEREAS Colorado has large reserves of oil and natural gas and the development of these reserves is not only an important economic opportunity for our state, but also an important part of reducing our nation’s dependency on foreign energy supplies, and WHEREAS Colorado is also home to some of the most spectacular wildlife habitat in the world and it is important to ensure that development of our energy resources is done in a manner that takes other important natural resource

WHEREAS the Roan Plateau has long been recognized for its mineral resources, with 56,000 acres set aside as the former Naval Oil Shale...

WHEREAS cost competitive renewable energy technologies and applications are emerging in the marketplace, and WHEREAS the National Renewable Energy Laboratory found that Colorado is in the top 12 for wind potential, top five for solar and geothermal, and has strong biomass and geoexchange potential (There are no other states that rank as high in all categories.), and WHEREAS there are many potential benefits to be realized through the development of our renewable energy reso

WHEREAS Colorado has one of the highest renewable energy standards in the United States, which has helped renewable energy resources, such as wind and solar, become a measurable portion of the state’s energy portfolio and has helped to develop and advance the renewable industry within the state, and WHEREAS federal and state lawmakers have an ongoing interest in legislation that can continue to develop renewable energy resources because of the environmental and economic bene

WHEREAS thousands of abandoned or inactive mines exist in Colorado and elsewhere in the United States; and WHEREAS abandoned mines can...

WHEREAS the U.S. Department of Energy estimates that as much as 1 trillion barrels of recoverable oil may exist within the oil shale...

WHEREAS both the agriculture and energy industries are important economic drivers in Western Colorado, and WHEREAS it is important to...

WHEREAS both federal and state mineral leasing distribution laws set forth a priority for distribution of these funds to local...

WHEREAS the practice of hydraulic fracturing is an important technology for the efficient development of natural gas reserves in much of Western Colorado’s tight sands and Southern Colorado’s coalbed geology and is necessary to make unconventional wells economically viable; and WHEREAS many of the Western Slope counties in Club 20 have natural gas production; and WHEREAS it is important to appropriately regulate the practice of hydraulic fracturing so as to ensure protectio

WHEREAS Hydraulic fracturing has been conducted over a million times in the United States, is proven and is not a new technology. Hydraulic fracturing has also been used to stimulate the flow of water from water wells, for geothermal energy and by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to clean up Superfund sites, and it has allowed companies to safely produce natural gas, oil and other liquids from otherwise uneconomic geologically tight unconventional reservoirs; and

WHEREAS the ethanol industry in the United States currently blends up to 10 percent (E10) ethanol in gasoline tanks, and WHEREAS ...

WHEREAS coal is an abundant energy mineral resource in Western Colorado, and WHEREAS Colorado’s coal is in high demand nationally...

WHEREAS the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to use Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act to propose, by June 1, 2014, “guidelines” for state plans to set standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from existing coal-powered plants; and WHEREAS reliable and affordable electric power requires coal in the future and in Colorado 66 percent of the electricity generated is produced from coal, 20 percent from natural gas, and 14 percent from renewable energy re

WHEREAS any “Carbon Tax” legislation or regulatory measures (including “Cap and Trade” or the “Clean Power Plan” promulgated pursuant...