utilities
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Regular Coloradans went up against our state’s utility giant— and won | PODIUM
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By Tricia Canonico Last week, democracy won in Colorado — the kind of feel-good democracy where a bunch of regular people show up and make our voices heard. The Colorado Public Utilities Commission’s (PUC) listened to the will of the people during a recent rulemaking to set post-2030 clean heat targets. As a result, Xcel…
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Colorado’s Public Utilities Commission votes to suspend reality | CALDARA
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Colorado’s Public Utilities Commission has done it again — proving when regulators get together, they can create a fantasyland so detached from reality it makes Disneyland look like a documentary. Colorado’s Public Utilities Commission just adopted a new rule ordering power utilities to slash greenhouse emissions 41% by 2035, a big jump from the legislature’s…
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Plans for new electric substation in Colorado Springs move ahead despite concerns
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Colorado Springs Utilities’ yearslong plans to build a new electric substation at Austin Bluffs Parkway are moving forward despite neighbors’ concerns it will industrialize the surrounding residential area and negatively impact property values, wildlife and recreation. The City Council, which acts as the nine-person Colorado Springs Utilities Board, voted 8-0 Tuesday to approve the agency’s…
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Proposed water rule that could limit annexations moves forward
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A proposed water-supply rule that could block properties from annexing into the city of Colorado Springs took a step forward Monday, with staff recommending against an alternative proposed by a developer. The draft rule requires Utilities to have 130% of the water required to serve existing city demand and the proposed future demand of a…
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Western cities are already learning to live with less water
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Urban areas in the West and water districts are working to conserve water from the Colorado River Basin as it continues to face its driest 22-year stretch in more than 100 years. (Video by Skyler Ballard) Mike Petkash’s shaggy black dog Brandy bounded across his backyard chasing after a tennis ball. She leapt up the…
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Denver plans to create one consolidated bill for city-operated utilities, audit reveals
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Denver will create one consolidated utility bill for its residents, including composting, stormwater and possibly trash and sewer, according to an audit released Monday on the city’s services with Denver Water. The consolidated bill will include all city-operated utilities, and water bills would still be through Denver Water, the audit revealed. Citing the city’s plans,…
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Colorado PUC report highlights benefits, downside to new state law on wholesale electric market
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A state law requiring Colorado’s electric power producers to participate in “an organized wholesale market” for electricity could negatively impact the state’s “nationally recognized success with robust competition for generation development,” a report issued by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission warns. Joining one particular wholesale market could, for example, subordinate Colorado’s power needs to another state’s…
