Published Friday, April 23, 2021
by Robert Davis | The Center Square contributor
(The Center Square) - Colorado s plan to expand its highway system could hinder the state s green energy goals, according to a recent study.
The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), a Colorado-based green energy nonprofit, said in the
study that expanding the state s roads could add as many as 70,000 cars per year to roadways. This could increase carbon emissions by 8 to 15 million tons per year by 2050, according to RMI.
Coloradans would travel an additional 1 to 1.5 billion vehicle-miles per year, which would represent a 2% increase over current measures.
(c) iStock - Tomwang112 As it stands, this project portfolio would negatively impact Colorado s greenhouse gas reduction goals, the study concluded.
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Colorado lawmakers are making progress on bills designed to help stimulate the stateâs economy and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic more quickly.
Lawmakers are working on two dozen measures that would allocate about $800 million into various things designed to help businesses and displaced workers more quickly get back to work, schools to get back to in-class instruction, rural and agricultural areas to stabilize their economies, and numerous infrastructure projects dealing with such things as broadband and renewable energy.
One measure, introduced by Sens. Bob Rankin, R-Carbondale, and Kerry Donovan, a Vail Democrat whose district includes Delta County, would add more money to the Rural Economic Development Initiative Grant Program.
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The town of Avon is one step closer to its climate, transportation and sustainability goals with its latest grant. Avon was awarded $44,000 for two new electric vehicle chargers from the Colorado’s Charge Ahead Grant program.
The two new chargers a DC fast charger and a Level II charger to be exact will double the capacity of the Beaver Creek Place Charging Station. With the additions, four electric vehicles can be charged at one time.
These new EV chargers represent the town’s commitment to promoting clean air through transportation decarbonization.
On March 8, Avon became a member of the GoEV City Campaign
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