Brickbat: Bad Gas

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission has finalized rules requiring natural gas utilities to significantly reduce carbon emissions from homes and other buildings. The rules mandate a 41 percent cut in these emissions over the next 10 years, with the goal of full decarbonization by 2050. To meet those targets, officials will have to push customers to replace gas furnaces and appliances with electric alternatives and upgrade home insulation, despite concerns about the cost to consumers.