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Colorado justices skeptical of unfairness allegations against Black Hills’ winter storm surcharge
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Members of the Colorado Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared unmoved by claims that the Public Utilities Commission’s authorized method of charging customers for $23 million in natural gas purchases during a winter storm was unreasonable. In advance of Winter Storm Uri in February 2021, Black Hills Energy bought additional gas to ensure continued service to…
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Colorado governor rebukes Xcel Energy for preemptively shutting off power to thousands
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Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday rebuked Xcel Energy’s decision to preemptively shut off power to roughly tens of thousands of customers in anticipation of strong winds over the weekend, saying it should have been done “as a last resort.” That decision, Polis said, “further harmed Xcel’s reputation and social license.” The windstorm that hammered the Front…
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Colorado governor rebukes Xcel Energy for preemptively shutting off power to thousands
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Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday rebuked Xcel Energy’s decision to preemptively shut off power to roughly tens of thousands of customers in anticipation of strong winds over the weekend, saying it should have been done “as a last resort.” That decision, Polis said, “further harmed Xcel’s reputation and social license.” The windstorm that hammered the Front…
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Colorado governor rebukes Xcel Energy for preemptively shutting off power to thousands
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Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday rebuked Xcel Energy’s decision to preemptively shut off power to roughly tens of thousands of customers in anticipation of strong winds over the weekend, saying it should have been done “as a last resort.” That decision, Polis said, “further harmed Xcel’s reputation and social license.” The windstorm that hammered the Front…
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What does the Colorado Public Utilities Commission do?
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Gas and electric consumers statewide have been paying more for their energy than ever before, with many reporting bills that have doubled and even tripled in the past year or so. The number and severity of complaints to the Colorado Public Utilities Commission prompted Commissioner John Gavan to remark at a public listening session this…
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Xcel Energy announces a natural gas cost adjustment that lowers energy bills in December
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Xcel Energy says thanks to a recent decrease in wholesale natural gas prices, residential ratepayers will see energy bill cuts averaging $33, (16.71%) and cuts to average small business customers of $140 (17.61%). The price cut must be approved by the Public Utilities Commission, and is only for December. Tuesday’s announcement comes just one day…
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Xcel customers likely to see higher energy rates as winter arrives
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Colorado customers likely face steeper energy bills in the New Year if natural gas prices remain high, experts anticipate, even after coping with hikes in electricity and natural gas costs exceeding 50% in the last year, not to mention soaring inflation. Global demand for natural gas, caused in part by the Russian war in Ukraine,…
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Part owner of troubled Comanche 3 power plant wants money back from Colorado’s Xcel Energy
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A part owner of the troubled and soon-to-be decommissioned Comanche Power Station Unit 3 near Pueblo wants its money back. CORE Electrical Cooperative delivered a notice Sept. 6 to the Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo), Xcel Energy’s Colorado branch, saying it is withdrawing from its partial ownership of the facility and demanding a refund…
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Xcel gets the green light for $2 billion power line expansion
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The Colorado Public Utilities Commission gave Xcel Energy permission to spend at least $2 billion to build up to 650 miles of new high-voltage power lines in southern and eastern Colorado to serve windmills and solar farms. The company’s customers will pay for the new transmission lines through what’s called the Transmission Cost Adjustment rider…
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Polis slams ruling that favors Xcel hiking residential gas bills by at least 11%
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Gov. Jared Polis on Friday slammed an administrative ruling that favors Xcel Energy’s request to recover $509 million from Colorado ratepayers for the costs incurred during a winter spell in February last year that wreaked havoc throughout the Midwest, killing more than 200 people nationwide. In her ruling on Wednesday, Administrative Law Judge Melody Mirbaba…
