Colorado’s governor and Legislature may claim they want more affordable housing — but they aren’t about to let it stand in the way of their headlong rush toward green energy. Their zero-emissions-at-any-cost dogma seems to trump all other policy priorities.
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The changes not only would ratchet up the cost of housing but also stand to make new homes less convenient and less comfortable. As reported by the Colorado Chamber of Commerce’s news service, The Sum & Substance, home builders who are sounding the alarm on the new standards contend the new code’s assorted provisions essentially force them to omit efficient, clean-burning natural gas appliances in favor of all-electric appliances.
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