Alejandra Mejia Cunningham

Aug 12, 2024 | energycentral.com | Alejandra Mejia Cunningham

This article was originally published by Canary Media. A hefty chunk of U.S. emissions comes from the energy used to heat buildings. That means millions of homes must be converted to electric heating in order to meet climate targets. In Colorado, a 2021 law spurred the state’s largest investor-owned utility to produce a plan that could transition a lot of homes to clean heating — and fast. Xcel Energy’s Clean Heat Plan was approved this May.

Jun 11, 2024 | nrdc.org | Alejandra Mejia Cunningham

Colorado hit it out of the park again in implementing its nation-leading Clean Heat law. In its decision on Xcel Energy’s inaugural Clean Heat Plan yesterday, the state’s Public Utility Commission approved the investment of $440 million dollars, mostly in energy efficiency and electrification to benefit Xcel Energy customers.

Jan 9, 2024 | cleantechnica.com | Alejandra Mejia Cunningham

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! The Colorado Public Utilities Commission should approve a Clean Heat Plan that delivers more emissions reductions at a lower costLandmark Clean Heat legislation from 2021 requires Colorado’s gas utilities to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from gas burned inside their customers’ homes and buildings by 4 percent by 2025 and 22 percent by 2030.

Jan 8, 2024 | nrdc.org | Alejandra Mejia Cunningham

Landmark Clean Heat legislation from 2021 requires Colorado’s gas utilities to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from gas burned inside their customers’ homes and buildings by 4 percent by 2025 and 22 percent by 2030. Environmental and public health advocates agree that energy efficiency and beneficial electrification at the individual household level is the best way to meet those requirements at the lowest cost.

Aug 25, 2023 | nrdc.org | Alejandra Mejia Cunningham |Alex Hillbrand

The world recently experienced its hottest month on record. And with climate change fueling increasingly routine heat waves across the map, leaving a worrisome trail of health emergencies and deaths, keeping cool is a matter of health and safety like never before.