Colorado will decide whether a "right to natural gas" is added to state constitution Skip to content Ars Technica home Sections Forum Subscribe Search AI Biz & IT Cars Culture Gaming Health Policy Science Security Space Tech Feature Reviews AI Biz & IT Cars Culture Gaming Health Policy Science Security Space Tech Forum Subscribe Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Pin to story Theme HyperLight Day & Night Dark System Search Sign In Sign in dialog... Sign in “just a cynical attempt” Colorado will decide whether a “right to natural gas” is added to state constitution The amendment would restrict building codes that promote electrification. Maya McDaniel, Inside Climate News – Jul 13, 2026 12:49 pm | 36 The Fort St. Vrain Generating Station in Platteville, Colorado on Monday, March 9, 2026. After the nuclear reactor was decommissioned, the facility was converted into a 965 MW natural gas powered plant operated by Xcel Energy. Credit: Chet Strange/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Fort St.
Vrain Generating Station in Platteville, Colorado on Monday, March 9, 2026. After the nuclear reactor was decommissioned, the facility was converted into a 965 MW natural gas powered plant operated by Xcel Energy. Credit: Chet Strange/Bloomberg via Getty Images Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav A ballot measure written by a conservative nonprofit could amend the Colorado Constitution to enshrine fossil fuel companies’ right to sell methane gas and possibly force communities that have tried to eliminate gas appliances from new construction to back away from those efforts. Advance Colorado, which wrote the measure and led the effort to gather enough signatures to add the measure to the ballot, submitted its petition on June 25 to put Initiative 177 , the “Right to Natural Gas,” to voters in November’s state election.
Source: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/colorado-will-decide-whether-a-right-to-natural-gas-is-added-to-state-constitution/
Vrain Generating Station in Platteville, Colorado on Monday, March 9, 2026. After the nuclear reactor was decommissioned, the facility was converted into a 965 MW natural gas powered plant operated by Xcel Energy. Credit: Chet Strange/Bloomberg via Getty Images Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav A ballot measure written by a conservative nonprofit could amend the Colorado Constitution to enshrine fossil fuel companies’ right to sell methane gas and possibly force communities that have tried to eliminate gas appliances from new construction to back away from those efforts. Advance Colorado, which wrote the measure and led the effort to gather enough signatures to add the measure to the ballot, submitted its petition on June 25 to put Initiative 177 , the “Right to Natural Gas,” to voters in November’s state election.
Source: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/colorado-will-decide-whether-a-right-to-natural-gas-is-added-to-state-constitution/