DENVER – State Sen. Andy McElhany, R-Colorado Springs, offered the following remarks in response to the Democrats’ news conference today on energy policy:

“Coloradans of course would welcome new sources of reliable, renewable energy. The big question is how much will it cost consumers? That’s the point few people on the other side of the aisle seem to be willing or able to answer.”

“Even the Senate president admitted at today’s news conference that consumers might see some kind of increase, and that in itself is troubling. Also, will it really be as little as she thinks?”

“We still know so little about the long-term costs of producing things like wind and solar power – to say nothing of the market’s willingness to pay for them.”

“Someone has to look out for the consumer in all of this. I think our new governor in particular has to be careful that he doesn’t become so enamored of alternative energy that he loses track of his responsibility to the rate paying public.”

“A lot of this stuff sounds great, such as energy producers increasing renewable resources 20 percent by 2020, along with some kind of 10-year plan for energy management, but it could wind up burdening consumers big-time.”

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