Colorado’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future

The fact sheet outlines the economic and environmental benefits of energy efficiency in Colorado, asserting that specific policies could help the state meet its carbon pollution goals under the EPA's Clean Power Plan. It highlights that an annual energy savings target of 1.5%, combined with model building codes and 100 MWs of new combined heat and power, would avoid over 15 million tons of CO2 by 2030. These measures are projected to save Coloradans $1.5 billion and significantly reduce nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide emissions by 2030.

• Implementing specific energy efficiency policies, including an annual energy savings target of 1.5%, national model building codes, and 100 MWs of new combined heat and power, is projected to avoid more than 15 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) and save more than 16 million MWh of electricity by 2030.
• Energy efficiency policies are estimated to save the people of Colorado $1.5 billion by 2030 and reduce other air pollutants, specifically saving 162,000 tons of nitrogen oxide (NOx) and 128,000 tons of sulfur dioxide (SO2) by the same year.
• The adoption of popular energy efficiency policies can enable Colorado to meet 100% of its carbon pollution reduction goal under the EPA's Clean Power Plan.

APA

Environmental and Energy Study Institute (n.d.). Colorado’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future. https://www.eesi.org/files/Energy_Efficiency_Fact_Sheet_030116_CO.pdf

Chicago

Environmental and Energy Study Institute. Colorado’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future. n.d. https://www.eesi.org/files/Energy_Efficiency_Fact_Sheet_030116_CO.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{environmentalandenergystudyinstitutendcolorados, author = {{Environmental and Energy Study Institute}}, title = {{Colorado’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future}}, institution = {Environmental and Energy Study Institute}, url = {https://www.eesi.org/files/Energy_Efficiency_Fact_Sheet_030116_CO.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }