Tag: Energy Costs
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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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How to winterize your home to prepare for extreme cold in Colorado
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When the temperatures dip well below freezing for long stretches in Colorado, it’s important to have a safe, warm home. The Denver Gazette has compiled this list to help Coloradans prepare for extreme cold, including how to heat your home safely, conserve energy, avoid (or deal with) frozen pipes and what to have on hand…
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Colorado’s high energy costs are part of a regulatory ‘game’
Colorado Utility Consumer Advocate chief: When ratepayers — stunned by doubling and even tripling of energy bills — cry out for help, the PUC patiently listens, but the public comments don’t have much weight in the process.
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Irate customers take Colorado’s energy regulators to the woodshed: ‘You shouldn’t be looking out for corporations’
Energy customers — many of whom say they are being crushed by gas and electricity bills that have doubled, tripled and even quadrupled in the last few months — accepted the Colorado Public Utility Commission’s invitation to comment on skyrocketing energy prices. It wasn’t pretty for commissioners Tuesday, but it was well attended. Dawn Fetzko,…
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PUC approves 15% reduction in bills for Xcel Energy customers, hears complaints
Xcel Energy bills are still higher than they were a year ago, but some relief is coming for February and March. On Monday the Colorado Public Utilities Commission approved Xcel Energy’s interim application to bend its quarterly adjustment for natural gas costs downward — resulting in a roughly 15% bill reduction for both residential and small…
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Metro Moves: American Petroleum Institute’s new Mountain West Region director
Welcome to the Denver Gazette’s Metro Moves. You’ll get the latest metro Denver openings, closings, hiring and promotion briefs here. To submit your company’s news, drop an email to [email protected]. Promoted The American Petroleum Institute named Lynn Granger as the new region director for the Midwest and Mountain West regions, according to a news release.…
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Local oil, gas industry reaction to Biden’s Russian oil ban
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President Joe Biden’s ban on imported Russian oil sent shockwaves through the Colorado oil and gas community, energizing calls for more permits to be issued and domestic production to be ramped up. Here are reactions from some industry groups that work in Colorado: “We agree…