Will Toor
willtoor.bsky.social
Will Toor
@willtoor.bsky.social
Executive Director, Colorado Energy Office. Former Boulder mayor and county commissioner. Opinions are my own.
"For Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, the Republican crackdown on clean energy isn’t a setback — it’s an excuse to hit the accelerator." Love working for this guy!

www.politico.com/power-switch
Power Switch
Your guide to the political forces shaping the energy transformation
www.politico.com
September 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Last week, Colorado stood with 11 other states to sound the alarm on the federal government's report denying climate science.

We remain committed to science-based decision-making and taking action to protect our communities.

Read our letter usclimatealliance.org/wp-content/u...
usclimatealliance.org
September 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Great work by Colorado's Energy Code board. New low energy and carbon code will advance affordability while lowering energy costs and carbon pollution. www.cpr.org/2025/09/02/c...
Colorado launches new building code designed to encourage efficient, all-electric homes
Critics, meanwhile, warn the regulations could make housing even less affordable across Colorado.
www.cpr.org
September 2, 2025 at 7:25 PM
To best serve Coloradans, improve reliability, and keep costs down, we will continue to expand low-cost clean energy resources no matter what politicians in Washington, D.C., do.
coloradosun.com/2025/04/18/o...
Opinion: The Colorado way is letting the energy market lead to save consumers money
Focusing on low-cost, abundant energy resources is saving Coloradans money, and the federal government needs to start paying attention.
coloradosun.com
April 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
"Of all the housing reforms to reduce cost and increase supply of housing, eliminating government-mandated parking requirements is really the most impactful change that we’ve made so far,” Polis said
www.denverpost.com/2024/12/15/c...
As Colorado and major cities target parking rules, will developers build fewer spaces in their projects?
Ask an affordable housing developer for horror stories about parking, and they will rattle off tales of stringent local requirements that have limited how much housing they build — and even s…
www.denverpost.com
December 16, 2024 at 1:21 AM
It's not a competition, but still exciting to see this affirmation of all of the work Colorado has done to make EVs an affordable and convenient option!
thehill.com/newsletters/...
thehill.com
December 4, 2024 at 8:45 PM
I am continually grateful to work for a governor
who has a deep understanding of the links between housing, land use, transit and both climate and affordability. Love this big vision and looking forward to working on it!

www.cpr.org/2024/11/19/p...
Polis' new Colorado transportation vision: Fewer car trips and doubling bicycle, transit and walking by 2035
The Polis Administration’s “Colorado Transportation Vision 2035” document is meant to address that shortfall and builds on several climate, housing and transportation policies and laws it’s drafted or...
www.cpr.org
November 20, 2024 at 5:42 PM