This should go over well: Colorado PUC targets natural gas in forced march to electrification – Complete Colorado
Requires elimination of 41% of greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas by 2035 and 100% elimination by 2050 (25 years from now). Residents will likely be mandated to replace natural gas kitchen stoves and home heating units with electric units. According to the report, the costs of converting a gas heated home to electric averages about $20,000 in today’s dollars. The costs of operating an electric heater are 4x more than operating a gas heater. A heat pump, which costs more, uses less electricity but over the long term, there is no payback on the conversion.
The state currently is on the verge of not having adequate electrical generation – thus, these conversions and the demands to switch to EVs may come into conflict with their other goal of 100% renewable energy by 2040 (15 years from now). See The West’s electric grid is stressed. What’s Colorado’s plan? – The Colorado Sun
If you wonder if 10 or 25 years is a long time, think back to what you were doing just 10 years ago – or even 25 years ago. It’s not a long time.
