Tag: 2026 Legislature
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Bill to keep Ray Nixon Power Plant open longer heads to Polis
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…
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Focus groups, fees and plug-in panels: Interest in home solar grows in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs Utilities will take another run at enacting new fees for residents who connect their home solar panels to the power grid as the popularity of solar energy continues to grow. At a Utilities Board committee meeting scheduled for May 18, staff members are expected to present a new model for updating the net…
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Colorado legislature could keep coal burning at Ray Nixon Power Plant through 2032
A bill progressing through the legislature could nearly double the remaining years that Colorado Springs Utilities can receive coal-fired power from the Ray Nixon Power Plant. Since 1980, the plant generated up to 260 megawatts of power from its massive coal-fire generators for Colorado Springs residents. The plant is scheduled to go offline at the…
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How does Colorado House committee voting down noise abatement bill affect Ford Amphitheater?
Tuesday was a swan song for the state bill that would have helped Ford Amphitheater and other venues put on louder concerts. The House Transportation, Housing and Local Government Committee voted Tuesday to indefinitely postpone the noise abatement law. The decision means the proposed Senate Bill 98, which had passed the state Senate in March,…
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How does Colorado House committee voting down noise abatement bill affect Ford Amphitheater?
Last week was a swan song for the state bill that would have helped Ford Amphitheater and other venues put on louder concerts. The House Transportation, Housing and Local Government Committee voted April 14 to indefinitely postpone the noise abatement law. The decision means the proposed Senate Bill 98, which had passed the state Senate…
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Environmentalists and Colorado Springs Utilities split on retirement date for Ray Nixon coal power plant
On Tuesday night, around 25 people gathered at Old Colorado City Brewing to celebrate Ray Nixon’s retirement. Nixon is only 46 years old, but the retirement has been expected for several years. The crowd delivered toasts and signed a poster-sized retirement card. “It’s just not ‘cool’ to hang on too long, like a pro athlete…
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Survey from Ford Amphitheater owner touts support for noise bill moving through legislature
A bill that would help Ford Amphitheater and other for-profit concert venues receive noise exemption permits for future concerts is being considered by a state House subcommittee after passing the Senate on a 30-4 vote this month. State lawmakers introduced Senate Bill 98 after a 2025 Colorado Supreme Court ruling in a noise pollution case…
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Colorado Springs businesses urge lawmakers to get tougher on crime: ‘I don’t care how you correct it’
State legislators dropped by three businesses in Colorado Springs Friday morning to hear about shoplifting, drug use and other crimes driving up their costs to stay secure. Mayor Yemi Mobolade organized the public safety tour for the state lawmakers to begin making the case for crime laws that could change in the 2026 session. More…