Tag: Black Hills
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Colorado dabbles with deregulation in the electricity industry
Consumers might have more of a say in where their electric energy comes from if Colorado’s General Assembly decides to authorize a partial deregulation of Colorado’s investor-owned utility providers, Xcel Energy and Black Hills Energy. The Colorado Public Utilities Commission was ordered by House Bill 21-1269 to conduct a study of an economic model of…
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Utilities worry over proposal mandating faster reconnection of power service
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than 44 million Americans are struggling this month to pay energy bills, according to the U.S. Census Household Pulse Survey. Half a million of those Americans are in Colorado. And their inability to pay…
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Black Hills Energy, Xcel customers could face rate hikes
Xcel and Black Hills Energy customers could be paying more for years following the cold snap in February that sent the price of natural gas soaring. The Colorado Public Utilities Commission will review the investor-owned utilities’ requests Wednesday to boost rates to cover millions in unexpected costs. The board also launched an investigation in February…