Proposed initiative would let utility customers opt out of renewables
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The Denver Post: A proposed ballot measure would let utility customers vote on whether to opt out of getting their power from wind, solar or other renewable sources. Supporters of the measure said renewable sources are costly and that customers should have the right to choose less expensive forms of energy. The initiative is one of five filed this week with the Legislative Council, the first step in a series of steps to getting a measure on the ballot for voters to consider in November. The language of the proposed initiative allowing for utility customers to vote on renewable energy was drafted by Western Tradition Partnership, a Denver-based group that says it promotes affordable energy, property rights and job security in the West. Former state Rep. Tom Plant, the director of the Governor's Energy Office, was asked what the measure was about. "One word: coal," the Boulder Democrat said. "I think it's sort of a last gasp of some of the old guard who are upset that Colorado's taken a leadership role in developing renewable resources and promoting natural gas. They've been losing legislatively, so now they're going to the ballot."
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