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Commissioners cautious on nuclear framework bill; support monitoring thermal/geothermal proposal
Summary
Staff advised a 'staff monitor' or 'oppose' posture on HB 26137, which designates the Colorado Energy Office to coordinate nuclear project permitting but lacks fuel‑sourcing, waste and water‑conservation safeguards. SB 26142 (thermal/geothermal) drew fewer county impacts and a recommendation to monitor.
County legislative staff briefed commissioners on two energy bills and recommended monitoring with a cautious posture.
HB 26137 would create a statewide framework to facilitate nuclear energy project development, designate the Colorado Energy Office as the state's permitting coordinator for nuclear projects, and set goals to identify at least one site by 2035 and begin construction by 2040. Staff…
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