Threats & Solutions

During the April 8 committee hearing on Senate Bill 252 in the Colorado Senate, State Senator Ted Harvey wisely asked how the bill’s potentially multibillion-dollar impact on electricity costs would affect state-owned facilities located in the service territories of rural electric cooperatives.  It’s a logical question – farmers, ranchers, business owners, large manufacturers and small towns in rural areas are not the only electricity consumers who would feel the burdens of this legislation. Read more »

The television and radio spot below encourage Coloradans to stand up to the politicians and special interests who are jamming a costly bill through the legislature without any input from the rural consumers it would affect.

If you agree that our policymakers should not be burdening rural economies with unfair, unreasonable mandates, please share these important messages with your friends. Then make sure you're a member of the Keep Electricity Affordable eAction team.

Want to know more about Senate Bill 252? Get the details here. Read more »

One of the most frequently quoted expressions in the western United States claims that “Whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting over.” But as contentious as water policy can sometimes be, the liquid so critical to life and economic vitality can occasionally serve as a topic of remarkable agreement as well.
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All across Colorado, influential organizations are voicing their opposition to Senate Bill 252. We would like to recognize the following groups for standing with rural Coloradans:

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Tired of politicians pushing policies that don’t impact them -- but put burdens on other people?

Then please act today to tell your legislators that Colorado Senate Bill 252 is unfair.

Key Front Range legislators authored this bill in secret but – get this – it only impacts rural Coloradans.

That’s just not fair.

Now, whether or not you live in rural Colorado, it’s time to stand up for fair play and affordable electricity for all Coloradans.

And if they can do this to rural Coloradans… well, who knows who’ll be next on their list. Read more »