House Bill 26-1246: Protecting Colorado’s citizens, landscape, and economy
By Rep. Ken DeGraaf | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice
Editor’s update: House Bill 26-1246 was heard in the House Energy & Environment Committee on Thursday, March 12, 2026, and laid over for further consideration. The bill is expected to return to committee within approximately two weeks. Coloradans who want to weigh in before the next hearing can track the bill’s status and find contact information for committee members at leg.colorado.gov/committees/2026A/house/EnergyEnvironment.
Colorado is at an energy crossroads. Decisions being made today about how electricity is generated, transmitted, and paid for will shape our state’s economy, landscape, and cost of living for decades to come.
House Bill 26-1246 is a response to a simple but increasingly urgent problem: th...

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