2006 Boulder Carbon Tax Ordinance 7483

This ordinance imposes the Climate Action Plan Tax as an excise tax upon persons consuming electricity as residential, commercial, or industrial customers. The tax shall be imposed upon the basis of each customer’s consumption of electricity measured in Kilowatt/Hours. The purpose of this tax is to fund implementation of the Climate Action Plan which is designed to reduce and mitigate the health and safety impacts of greenhouse gas emissions, and achieve local consistency with the Kyoto Protocol. Tax revenues generated will be used to implement programs to increase energy efficiency, increase renewable energy use, reduce emissions from motor vehicles, and more.