2024-2027 Clean Heat Plan

Xcel Energy is taking action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the entire natural gas value chain — from production, delivery and customer use. Whether our customers choose to heat their homes with electricity or natural gas, we aim to continue to be their trusted energy provider.

To move this work forward, we are proposing an integrated set of infrastructure and customer program plans across its gas and electric business. One of these proposals — the Clean Heat Plan — is a first-of-its-kind roadmap to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the natural gas service.

The Plan will make progress towards ambitious emission reduction targets laid out in Colorado’s Clean Heat Standard legislation. It will allow Colorado to explore a variety of strategies to reduce carbon emissions on the natural gas system while maintaining reliability and keeping costs as low as possible.

The Clean Heat Plan was submitted to the Colorado Public Utilities Commission in August 2023, and we received their decision in June 2024. We look forward to implementing the Plan approved by the Commission to achieve significant emissions reductions in the natural gas system.

Learn more about the proposal (PDF)

Read the Commission's decision (PDF)

Find energy solutions for your home or businesses that can lower emissions– including heat pump rebates (external link) and more heating & cooling options (external link).