Friday, February 11, 2011

Public Utilities Commission head Ron Binz resigns - The Denver Post

By Mark Jaffe 
The Denver Post

"In the last two years, Binz, a renewable energy and consumer advocate, has drawn fire from special interests and Republican legislators.

    The Colorado Mining Association made a motion for Binz to recuse himself from ruling on Xcel Energy's plan to close Front Range coal-fired power plants to cut air pollution.
     Binz had been involved in negotiating the law that provide incentives for the closures, emails obtained by the mining association showed.
     The commission rejected the motion and in a separate lawsuit Denver District Court Judge Dennis Martin upheld Binz right to be involved in legislative negotiations."


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