Justice Department says Denver energy rules preempted by federal law
The U.S. Justice Department informed a federal judge that Denver's Energize Denver program and a Colorado state regulation may be preempted by a 1975 federal law regarding building energy use.
The U.S. Justice Department told a federal judge in Denver on Sept. 15 that the city’s Energize Denver program and Colorado’s Regulation 28 “plausibly are preempted” by a 1975 federal appliance law that bars states and cities from capping how much energy existing buildings use. The filing is a statement of interest in a lawsuit […]
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