The Colorado House has passed a bill to double the amount of renewable energy that the state's rural electric cooperatives must use to 20 percent by 2020. The bill passed 37-27.
Tuesday’s vote was the third time SB 252 was on the House floor. Typically, votes on the third reading of a bill are done quickly.
But opponents and supporters of the bill debated its merits for three hours. Supporters said the higher renewable-energy standard would promote clean energy and create jobs, while opponents…
The Colorado House has passed a bill to double the amount of renewable energy that the state's rural electric cooperatives must use to 20 percent by 2020. The bill passed 37-27.
Tuesday’s vote was the third time SB 252 was on the House floor. Typically, votes on the third reading of a bill are done quickly.
But opponents and supporters of the bill debated its merits for three hours. Supporters said the higher renewable-energy standard would promote clean energy and create jobs, while opponents…