Colorado Amendment 37, Renewable Energy Sources for Utilities Initiative (2004)

Colorado Amendment 37
Election date November 2, 2004
Topic Energy and Environment
Status Approved
Type Initiated state statute	Origin Citizens

Colorado Amendment 37 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Colorado on November 2, 2004. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported requiring a portion of Colorado utilities be from renewable energy sources.

A “no” vote opposed requiring a portion of Colorado utilities be from renewable energy sources.

Election results

Colorado Amendment 37
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		1,066,023	53.61%
No		922,577	46.39%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 37 was as follows:

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An amendment to the Colorado revised statutes concerning renewable energy standards for large providers of retail electric service, and, in connection therewith, defining eligible renewable energy resources to include solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, small hydroelectricity, a hydrogen fuel cells; requiring that a percentage of retail electricity sales derived from renewable sources, beginning with 3% in the year 2007 and increasing to 10% by 2015; requiring utilities to offer customers a rebate $2.00 per watt and other incentives for solar electric generation; providing incentives for utilities to invest in renewable energy resources that provide net economic benefits to customers; limiting the retail rate impact renewable energy resources to 50 cents per month for residential customers; requiring public utilities commission rules to establish aspects of the measure; prohibiting utilities from using condemnation eminent domain to acquire land for generating facilities used to meet standards; requiring utilities with requirements contracts to shortfalls from the standards; and specifying election procedures the customers of a utility may opt out of the requirements of this amendment.

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in Colorado

In Colorado, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an initiated state statute.

See also

2004 Measures

• 2004 Measures
• Utility policy on the ballot
• Environment on the ballot
• Energy on the ballot
• 2004 legislative sessions

Colorado

• Colorado ballot measures
• Colorado ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

• Colorado Blue Book (2004)