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Colorado's Renewable Energy Bill Heads Back to Senate.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, April, 2004

By Dennis Darrow, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Apr. 21--DENVER -- A measure designed to help create a market in Colorado for renewable energy such as wind, solar and water power passed the state House by a 42-22 vote Tuesday.

The measure now heads to the Senate for final consideration. A similar measure was defeated by one vote in the Senate earlier this year.

Right after the House vote, House Speaker Lola Spradley, R-Beulah, a chief sponsor of the measure, embarked on an all-out lobbying and media blitz in hopes of winning Senate passage.

Spradley reiterated that she views renewable energy as an attractive economic development opportunity for rural areas, particularly sunny and often-windy...

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