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News and Updates

FACT SHEET: 2035 Clean Heat Plan Target Rulemaking Proceeding No. 25R-0309G

Dec. 15, 2025 - On Dec.1, 2025, the PUC issued a written decision setting 2035 greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for certain natural gas utilities regulated by the Commission. The decision:

Set a 41 percent reduction target for 2035 from the 2015 baseline
Postponed setting future targets for 2040, 2045 and 2050 until 2032
Did not set a limit for the amount of recovered methane that may be used to achieve the targets

Colorado Public Utilities Commission’s Office of Rail Safety Provides Details on Overnight Derailment

Dec. 3, 2025 - The Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC)’s Office of Rail Safety, together with several state agencies, shares the following update on the overnight derailment of a Union Pacific train outside of Grand Junction.

FACT SHEET - Comanche Power Plant Unit 2 Retirement Extension PUC Proceeding No. 25V-0480E

Dec. 3, 2025 UPDATE: The Commission approved the variance to extend the retirement date for Comanche 2 to the end of 2026. Additionally, the Commission found that the outage at Comanche 3 was the sole justification for the extension of Comanche 2; ordered substantial monthly reporting and operational limitations consistent with the proposal from Western Resource Advocates, the Conservation Coalition, and the Environmental Justice Coalition.