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Denver Council adopts proclamation backing gas planning pilot under House Bill 24-1370

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The Denver City Council unanimously adopted a proclamation supporting Denverplanning pilot opportunity created by House Bill 24-1370, endorsing neighborhood-scale alternatives to parts of the gas distribution system and noting timelines for utility filings with the Public Utilities Commission.

The Denver City Council on Monday unanimously adopted a proclamation expressing support for Denverparticipating as a gas planning pilot community under House Bill 24-1370, a state law that directs the Colorado Energy Office and utilities to solicit and evaluate neighborhood-scale alternatives to natural gas infrastructure.

The proclamation, sponsored by Councilmember Paradis and co-sponsored by Councilmember Watson, says Denver will pursue pilot projects that could "decommission a portion of the gas distribution system or avoid new gas infrastructure" and calls out potential alternatives such as thermal energy networks and geothermal projects that use existing steam and chilled-water piping. The council voted 12-0 to adopt the…

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