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=<div><p style="margin: 0px 0px 11.326px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.6520004272461px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-stretch: normal !important; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> House committee on Monday killed legislation that would have cut in half the requirement that the state's largest utilities get 30 percent of their power from wind, solar and other renewable sources by 2020.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 11.326px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.6520004272461px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-stretch: normal !important; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Senate Bill 44 also would have reduced the standard for rural electricity associations from 20 percent to 15 percent starting in 2020.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 11.326px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.6520004272461px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-stretch: normal !important; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The bill died on a party-line 6-5 vote, with Democrats in opposition to the rollback.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 11.326px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.6520004272461px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-stretch: normal !important; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The Republican-led Senate <a href="http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_27451572/senate-republicans-slash-renewable-energy-standards-initial-vote" title="Senate Republicans slash renewable energy standards on initial vote" target="Colorado Voters Pass Renewable Energy Standard" style="color: rgb(82, 120, 174); text-decoration: none; transition: 0.1s ease-out; -webkit-transition: 0.1s ease-out;">passed the measure last month</a> on a party-line 18-17 vote. The bill's sponsor, Sen. Ray Scott, R-Grand Junction, said he was concerned the standard went too far, hurting utility ratepayers, especially those in rural areas.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 11.326px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.6520004272461px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-stretch: normal !important; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The bill's House sponsor, Rep. Dan Thurlow, R-Grand Junction, said electricity prices have been rising in comparison to other states, which also could deter companies from locating in Colorado.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 11.326px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.6520004272461px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-stretch: normal !important; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Opponents to the rollback testified that Colorado is <a href="http://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=CO" title="Colorado U.S. Energy Information ADministration" target="Colorado Voters Pass Renewable Energy Standard" style="color: rgb(82, 120, 174); text-decoration: none; transition: 0.1s ease-out; -webkit-transition: 0.1s ease-out;">a national leader in renewable energy growth</a>, while creating more than 22,000 jobs in clean-energy technology.</p></div><div></div>