Polis Administration Responds to Supreme Court Ruling 

Gov. Polis Continues to Take Bold Climate Action & Save Coloradans Money

DENVER -  Colorado Governor Jared Polis issued the following statement following the Supreme Court decision in the case West Virginia v. EPA.

“We have already locked in the closure of Colorado's coal plants no later than 2031 because they produce the highest cost electricity. To save people money, we are rapidly moving to lower cost solar and wind energy and today's decision does not affect our plans.  But today’s Supreme Court decision does narrow the ability of the federal government to take common sense steps to protect the air we breathe so state leadership is now more important than ever,”  said Gov. Polis. “In Colorado, we are showing the nation how cost savings from clean energy is rapidly reducing pollution, saving people money, and creating jobs. Colorado utilities are already on a path to meet or exceed 80% renewable energy by 2030. We are fighting for a cleaner, healthier community, doubling down on climate and clean energy strategies to save people money on everything from energy bills to health care and bring good-paying green jobs to Colorado.”

This spring, Governor Polis signed transformational laws to protect Colorado’s air, prepare and respond to wildfires and the Polis-Primavera administration has enacted nation leading plans to address climate change, create good paying jobs and protect our air. The Polis-Primavera administration released Colorado’s Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Roadmap and the majority of Colorado utilities are on the path of exceeding 80% renewable energy by 2030.