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PUC sets 2035 clean‑heat target at 41% after split vote, declines to set later targets now
Summary
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission voted 2‑1 to set a 2035 clean‑heat greenhouse‑gas reduction target at 41% (relative to a 2015 baseline), while declining to adopt specific rule targets beyond 2035 today; staff will draft decision language reflecting that outcome.
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission voted to set the 2035 clean‑heat emissions reduction target at 41% compared with a 2015 baseline, commissioners and staff said during the Nov. 12 meeting.
Commissioner Gilman, who supported the higher target, said the 41% figure was the output of the agencies’ modeling and aligned with the statutory directive to set targets proportionate to residential, commercial and industrial contributions. "The original 41% ... looks to me to be far better supported," Gilman said during deliberations.
Commissioner Plant also said he would support the 41% target, noting the…
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