Signing Ceremony for Colorado HB 07-1281 and SB 07-100

HB 07-1281 doubles Colorado's renewable energy portfolio standard and includes all rural electric cooperatives, while SB 07-100 helps enhance the ability of Colorado's investor-owned utilities to build new transmission to "energy resources zones" more quickly, providing current cost recovery for new transmission investments.

These two important bills were signed into law by Colorado Governor Bill Ritter in a ceremony at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's National Wind Technology Center on 27 March 2007.

Governor Ritter with legislative sponsors of SB 100 and HB 1281, 27 March 2007. Photo by Craig Cox

Governor Bill Ritter signing HB 1281 and SB 100 into law at the National Wind Technology Center, 27 March 2007. Behind
Ritter are (left to right) Senate President Joan Fitz-Gerald (D-Golden, Senate sponsor of SB 100), Rep. Liane "Buffie" McFadyen
(D-Pueblo, House sponsor of SB 100), Rep. Rob Witwer (R-Genesee, House sponsor of HB 1281), Sen. Gail Schwartz (D-
Snowmass, Senate sponsor of HB 1281) and Rep. Jack Pommer (D-Boulder, House sponsor of HB 1281).