Amendment 82 would add a right to buy, sell natural gas for homes, businesses
Oct 6, 2026 · 8 min · 8 segments
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Kim MonsonHost
Oct 6, 2026 · 8 min · 8 segments
Kim MonsonHost
Colorado voters will decide November 3 whether to write a right to buy and sell natural gas for homes and businesses into the state constitution.
Amendment 82, placed on the ballot by Citizen Initiative as Initiative 177, needs 55% of the vote to pass, according to the ballot analysis prepared by Legislative Council staff.
The measure qualified for the ballot August 6, with 146,165 valid signatures out of 189,508 submitted, Colorado Politics reported.
About 7 in 10 Colorado households use natural gas as their primary home heating source, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, EIA.
EIA generation data show natural gas produced 31.9% of the state's utility-scale electricity in 2025.
Bob Boswell, chairman and CEO of Laramie Energy, said October 6 on The Kim Monson Show that the amendment is absolutely necessary because natural gas is clean, it's affordable, and it's reliable.
Boswell said the state has worked against natural gas through regulations and through enterprise fees that raise the price of natural gas, while state policy offers incentives for renewable energy.
Colorado voters will decide November 3 whether to write a right to buy and sell natural gas for homes and businesses into the state constitution.
Amendment 82, placed on the ballot by Citizen Initiative as Initiative 177, needs 55% of the vote to pass, according to the ballot analysis prepared by Legislative Council staff.
The measure qualified for the ballot August 6, with 146,165 valid signatures out of 189,508 submitted, Colorado Politics reported.
About 7 in 10 Colorado households use natural gas as their primary home heating source, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, EIA.
EIA generation data show natural gas produced 31.9% of the state's utility-scale electricity in 2025.
Bob Boswell, chairman and CEO of Laramie Energy, said October 6 on The Kim Monson Show that the amendment is absolutely necessary because natural gas is clean, it's affordable, and it's reliable.
Boswell said the state has worked against natural gas through regulations and through enterprise fees that raise the price of natural gas, while state policy offers incentives for renewable energy.
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