2017 Colorado Legislative Conservation Scorecard

The Colorado Energy Office plays a valuable role in our state, including expanding the market for electric vehicles, helping working families access weatherization programs, and supporting energy efficiency for farmers and ranchers. A majority of its funding was set to expire this year, but instead of authorizing continued funding, Senate Republicans took the opportunity to hold the office hostage in an effort to provide a windfall for natural gas. In the end, efforts to preserve funding for this important office failed because of some Senators’ intransigence. We are scoring the House-amended final version of the bill that would have reauthorized the office, without the natural gas drilling components that were unrelated to it.

Bill Sponsors: Senators Ray Scott and Vicki Marble, Representatives KC Becker and Lori Saine