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Will Toor

@willtoor.bsky.social
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Executive Director, Colorado Energy Office. Former Boulder mayor and county commissioner. Opinions are my own.

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Will Toor @willtoor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Colorado continues to set the national standard for cutting methane pollution. www.cpr.org/2026/09/22/c...
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Colorado regulators approve stronger rules to cut methane emissions from oil and gas production
Colorado is the first state to fully adopt 2024 federal methane standards approved under the Biden administration
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Will Toor @willtoor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I am delighted by this DOE announcement - $250 million to @COEnergyOffice for partnership with Xcel Energy and SPP for HVDC transmission upgrade linking CO and eastern grids! Good for reliability, affordability and access to renewable energy. www.cpr.org/2026/09/24/c...
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Colorado, Xcel to receive $250 million federal award to strengthen and improve electricity grid
The award, one of the largest under a federal energy program, could bring more renewables to Colorado
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Will Toor @willtoor.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
A majority of electricity generation in Colorado is now wind and solar! I was delighted to chat with KUNC radio about this new milestone. www.kunc.org/podcast/inth...
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Colorado recently got the majority of its energy from renewable sources for the first time. Here’s how it happened
Colorado just hit a major clean-energy milestone: In the first three months of this year, more than half of its electricity came from renewable sources like wind, solar and geothermal. It’s a signific...
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Will Toor @willtoor.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Trump DOE, ignoring plain text of IRA, is trying to limit consumer choice in use of home energy rebates. “It’s a slap in the face to rural Coloradans,” Mr. Toor said, “at a moment when energy affordability is one of the defining issues in this country.” www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/c...
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Cash Back for Replacing a Gas Stove With Electric? Not Anymore.
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Will Toor @willtoor.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
"Efforts aimed at purifying the state’s worst industrial smokestacks has yielded stunning results — six years ahead of targets" - I am very proud of the state team from CDPHE and CO Energy Office that developed this program. (1/3) coloradosun.com/2026/03/25/c...
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A Colorado clean air plan targeting dirtiest offenders is actually working. Here’s how.
A Colorado air pollution plan to cut the biggest industrial emissions is working ahead of time, state records show.
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Will Toor @willtoor.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
The Trump administration's attack on atmospheric science has lots of collateral damage. Case in point- American Academy of Actuaries says shuttering NCAR will undermine the data insurers needed, likely leading to higher home insurance rates nationwide. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
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E&E News: US insurance prices will rise if climate science center closes, actuaries warn
An industry group told federal officials that losing the National Center for Atmospheric Research would weaken insurance “stability and affordability.”
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Will Toor @willtoor.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
"The end of federal greenhouse gas limits is an obstacle, but not a death knell, in the fight against climate change on the state level, experts said. Colorado helps explain why." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/c...
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As Trump Obliterates Climate Efforts, States Try to Fill the Gap
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Will Toor @willtoor.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Continuing thread on climate/clean energy action in Colorado in 2025 (1/n)
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Will Toor @willtoor.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Time for my annual end of year summary of Colorado’s climate and clean energy accomplishments. TLDR – the feds made it harder this year but CO is still barreling forward towards an affordable clean energy future. (1/n)
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Will Toor @willtoor.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Wright’s order “is purely for the purpose of trying to keep coal in the system for ideological reasons, while driving up cost to customers,” Toor said. www.cnn.com/2025/12/31/c...
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The Trump administration just ordered another retiring coal plant to stay open. It could cost ratepayers millions | CNN
The Trump administration ordered an aging coal-fired power plant in Colorado to stay open on Tuesday, a day before it was set to retire.
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Will Toor @willtoor.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission has approved methane regulations to reduce pollution from landfills, an important step forward for air quality and climate action. ecocycle.org/our-programs...
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Will Toor @willtoor.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
A big story that's not gotten much play: Colorado PUC approved Xcel Energy mountain system gas plan that saves ratepayers $170 MILLION by investing in customer energy efficiency and heat pumps to avoid big $ for gas network expansion. energyoffice.colorado.gov/press-releas...
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Energy Office Applauds PUC’s Eastern Mountain Communities Settlement With Xcel That Will Save Customers Approximately $170 Million | Colorado Energy Office
Decision means Xcel Energy will invest in alternatives to new pipelines and provide rebates for energy efficiency and heat pumps
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Will Toor @willtoor.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
"For Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, the Republican crackdown on clean energy isn’t a setback — it’s an excuse to hit the accelerator." Love working for this guy! www.politico.com/power-switch
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Power Switch
Your guide to the political forces shaping the energy transformation
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Will Toor @willtoor.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Last week, Colorado stood with 11 other states to sound the alarm on the federal government's report denying climate science. We remain committed to science-based decision-making and taking action to protect our communities. Read our letter usclimatealliance.org/wp-content/u...
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Will Toor @willtoor.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Great work by Colorado's Energy Code board. New low energy and carbon code will advance affordability while lowering energy costs and carbon pollution. www.cpr.org/2025/09/02/c...
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Colorado launches new building code designed to encourage efficient, all-electric homes
Critics, meanwhile, warn the regulations could make housing even less affordable across Colorado.
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Will Toor @willtoor.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
To best serve Coloradans, improve reliability, and keep costs down, we will continue to expand low-cost clean energy resources no matter what politicians in Washington, D.C., do. coloradosun.com/2025/04/18/o...
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Opinion: The Colorado way is letting the energy market lead to save consumers money
Focusing on low-cost, abundant energy resources is saving Coloradans money, and the federal government needs to start paying attention.
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Will Toor @willtoor.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
"Of all the housing reforms to reduce cost and increase supply of housing, eliminating government-mandated parking requirements is really the most impactful change that we’ve made so far,” Polis said www.denverpost.com/2024/12/15/c...
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As Colorado and major cities target parking rules, will developers build fewer spaces in their projects?
Ask an affordable housing developer for horror stories about parking, and they will rattle off tales of stringent local requirements that have limited how much housing they build — and even s…
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Will Toor @willtoor.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
It's not a competition, but still exciting to see this affirmation of all of the work Colorado has done to make EVs an affordable and convenient option! thehill.com/newsletters/...
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Will Toor @willtoor.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
I am continually grateful to work for a governor who has a deep understanding of the links between housing, land use, transit and both climate and affordability. Love this big vision and looking forward to working on it! www.cpr.org/2024/11/19/p...
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Polis' new Colorado transportation vision: Fewer car trips and doubling bicycle, transit and walking by 2035
The Polis Administration’s “Colorado Transportation Vision 2035” document is meant to address that shortfall and builds on several climate, housing and transportation policies and laws it’s drafted or...
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