A bill that allows Colorado Springs Utilities to take an extra three years to take the Ray Nixon Power Plant offline is heading to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk to become law.

The law moves the deadline for the power plant to be taken offline from the end of 2029 to the end of 2032. Ray Nixon, located south of Fountain, and other coal-based municipal power plants were scheduled to be taken offline in order to meet Colorado’s rules for clean air and reduced emissions.

Senate Bill 182 is a compromise bill that was worked on by the governor’s office, which means Utilities expects Polis to sign the change into law.

“We will now move forward with implementation planning and continued engagement with state and local partners to ensure compliance with the law and progress toward long-term emissions reductions,” Utilities CEO Travas Deal said in a blog post Monday.

If the bill becomes law, Utilities would also have to submit annual plans to the state about its clean energy improvements and evaluate other methods to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

It took the bill 10 days to go from being introduced to a Senate subcommittee on April 28 to being approved by both Democratic-controlled chambers of the legislature. A previous bill with a much later date for Ray Nixon to be retired was introduced in January and stalled for months.