Colorado Utility Law Is Victory for Natural Gas Over Coal

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Is a recent legislative development in Colorado indicative of an energy trend? Certain energy investors and environmentalists hope so. Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter Monday signed into law a measure that will upgrade a coal-fired plant, Front Range, to enable it to run on natural gas. The Denverpost.com reported on the coal to natural gas conversion Tuesday.



A diverse coalition of gas companies, environmentalists, Democrats, and Republicans, found enough common ground to marshal the bill -- which was strongly opposed by the Colorado Mining Association -- through the legislature.

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