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Should Colorado Change its Energy Policy to Encourage More All-Electric Buildings?

New study asserts that while it's cheaper to build all-electric homes and office spaces, Colorado's electricity rates and rebate programs encourage builders to choose natural gas.

Colorado’s electricity rates and rebate programs are spurring the state’s residential and commercial builders to hit the off switch on all-electric buildings, even though they’re cheaper to build than spaces that use natural gas. 

That’s according to a report from consulting firm Group14 Engineering and Community Energy Inc., a firm that partners with utilities, companies and communities to develop wind and solar energy. 

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Phillip Bantz

Phillip Bantz

Phillip Bantz is a reporter for Corporate Counsel. Follow him on Twitter @PhillipBantz.

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