9-19-19 Villager E edition

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VOLUME 37 • NUMBER 43 • SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

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Bank of Colorado opens branch on Mainstreet in downtown Littleton

Photo by Stefan Krusze

Littleton Branch President Vic Calonder performs the ribbon cutting honors along with Bank Of Colorado BOD Members, Bank Of Colorado President, bank officers, Littleton City Council Members and other honored guests. Getting the grand opening cut before a quick rain shower. See more photos on page 8.

The economics of energy in Colorado Colorado Energy Office

AAA Colorado’s office on Willow Drive in Greenwood Village was the setting on September 13 for more than 50 government and business leaders of the South Metro Denver Chamber to learn about our state’s evolving energy economy as it rapidly transitions to clean energy, including zero emission vehicles.

Will Toor, executive director of the Colorado Energy Office, former Boulder mayor and county commissioner, and holder of a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago, said “It’s a really exciting time in clean energy.” He detailed the impact of several of the 15 clean-energy-related bills passed during the 2019 legislative session. HB 1261 set statewide goals to reduce greenhouse

gas emissions by 50 percent by 2030 and 90 percent by 2050 from what they were in 2005. “The Colorado Energy Office is leading the effort to achieve those goals,” said Toor, who plans to use broad based public engagement for that purpose. With Xcel Energy’s support, SB 236 codified into law Xcel’s target of reducing “carbon dioxide emissions associated with electricity sales by

80 percent from 2005 levels,” and by 2050, to provide “its customers with energy generated from 100 percent clean energy resources.” HB 1314, The Just Transition Bill, was passed to provide a transition office in the division of employment and training of the state’s department of labor and employment to provide benefits to coal transition workers “to enable them to support themselves and their families and to access and complete edu-

cation and training, resulting in being hired for high-quality jobs.” Toor pointed out that the Denver area is currently in violation of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ozone standards, owing primarily to vehicle emissions and oil and gas activities in Weld County. Every electric vehicle added to the grid in Colorado will save other electricity consumers $600 over their lifetime, Continued on page 2

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