Tag: Colorado Public Utilities Commission
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EDITORIAL: Don’t leave Coloradans in the dark
When residents spoke at last week’s meeting of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, which regulates the state’s utility companies, they gave them an earful about Xcel Energy’s “Public Safety Power Shutoffs” in December. The utility giant — a state-regulated monopoly — shut off power to Jefferson County, Boulder and other northern Colorado Front Range communities…
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EDITORIAL: A needed reprieve for Colorado coal
The U.S. Department of Energy issued an emergency order on Dec. 30 keeping Unit 1 of the Craig Station coal-fired plant running at least through March of this year. It’s welcome news for Colorado consumsers. It would be better still if it were the first of many such orders — federal or state — to…
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Colorado PUC slates January hearings on natural gas plan, transmission line appeal, railroad rules
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission announced January public comment opportunities on railroad safety rules, natural gas infrastructure, and a major transmission line siting appeal. The hearings form part of expanded outreach efforts the commission launched to increase public participation in regulatory proceedings. NATURAL GAS INFRASTRUCTURE Xcel Energy seeks approval for two projects in its proposed…
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PERSPECTIVE: The high cost of Colorado’s ‘clean heat’
By Jake Fogleman For most Coloradans, the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) is perhaps the most important state agency they’ve likely never heard of. In the energy space, where it oversees utilities with government-granted monopolies, the three-member commission is above all charged with ensuring the availability of “safe, reliable, adequate, and efficient” gas and electric service…
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State regulators unanimously approve Xcel’s wildfire mitigation plan
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Public Utilities Commission unanimously approved Xcel Energy’s 2025-2027 Wildfire Mitigation Plan last month — leading to nearly $2 billion in investments to reduce fire risk. The June 5 approval built upon a unanimous settlement reached in April with stakeholders including 11 organizations, municipalities and…
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Poll: Colorado residents paying 24% more for electricity
New survey says rates are up nationwide and consumers are worried
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Colorado justices skeptical of unfairness allegations against Black Hills’ winter storm surcharge
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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…
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Xcel lit up by customers upset about power shutoff
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Xcel got lit up this week by customers upset about the lack of notification for having their lights turned off. On Wednesday, the Colorado Public Utilities Commission held a public hearing for Xcel customers to tell the state regulators about their experience with the purposeful power shutoffs a week-and-a-half ago. On April 6, Xcel used a…
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis issues disaster declaration for dangerously cold weather
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Amid plummeting temperatures and the anticipation of even colder weather, Gov. Jared Polis issued a disaster declaration to mobilize the state’s emergency services tasked with deploying resources for the cold snap looming this weekend. This declaration authorized the use of the Colorado National Guard to ensure people can access resources they need to stay safe…
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Wyatt’s Towing agrees to pay $1 million in settlement
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced Thursday his office reached an agreement for a $1 million settlement with Wyatt’s Towing, after alleging the company towed vehicles without proper permits or authority, charged fees without documentation and kept too much in proceeds from the sale of…