DENVER - Where should Colorado and 10 other western states turn for energy needs in the future? That's the focus of a report released Wednesday which contrasts the economic, environmental, security and public-health consequences of a "Clean Energy Vision" versus "Business as Usual."
Former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter says the Clean Energy Vision's reliance on lowering demand and using renewable resources can be an economic growth engine for states such as Colorado.
"We'll see job creation and job growth because of that. This is how we can move and do it in a fashion that can make a meaningful difference in the quality of life in the citizens of the West."
The report, "Western Grid 2050," says the Clean Energy Vision plan would lower harmful pollution, use less land and make the West less reliant on foreign oil than would the Business as Usual model.
The report was created by the Western Grid Group, which represents the electrical grid in 10 western states. Carl Linvill from Aspen Environmental Group, a co-author of the study, says the report is unique because it looks at the West - from Colorado to California - as a whole.
"The western interconnection working together is going to be key to building a clean-energy future for the West. It's going to be key in that working together we'll be able to keep prices down."
Amanda Ormond with the Western Grid Group says the Business As Usual model only comes out ahead in one scenario: one which assumes natural gas, oil and coal prices don't rise further.
"We feel confident natural gas is going to go up in price. How fast, how much is just uncertain."
Source: www.publicnewsservice.org
Former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter says the Clean Energy Vision's reliance on lowering demand and using renewable resources can be an economic growth engine for states such as Colorado.
"We'll see job creation and job growth because of that. This is how we can move and do it in a fashion that can make a meaningful difference in the quality of life in the citizens of the West."
The report, "Western Grid 2050," says the Clean Energy Vision plan would lower harmful pollution, use less land and make the West less reliant on foreign oil than would the Business as Usual model.
The report was created by the Western Grid Group, which represents the electrical grid in 10 western states. Carl Linvill from Aspen Environmental Group, a co-author of the study, says the report is unique because it looks at the West - from Colorado to California - as a whole.
"The western interconnection working together is going to be key to building a clean-energy future for the West. It's going to be key in that working together we'll be able to keep prices down."
Amanda Ormond with the Western Grid Group says the Business As Usual model only comes out ahead in one scenario: one which assumes natural gas, oil and coal prices don't rise further.
"We feel confident natural gas is going to go up in price. How fast, how much is just uncertain."
Source: www.publicnewsservice.org
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