Tag: Ferc
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Tri-State electric co-op seeks FERC approval for new heavy-load regulations
In a bid to tame the energy appetites of large power users, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association filed a regulatory tariff proposal with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission intended to manage massive power demands without sparking chaos on the grid or hiking bills for ratepayers. The nonprofit wholesale power supplier, serving 42 member cooperatives across…
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Xcel Energy’s $2 billion Power Pathway project in eastern Colorado under fire
Xcel Energy’s $2 billion Power Pathway project to build 550 miles of high-voltage power lines in eastern Colorado has come under fire from three Colorado cities and a Nebraska energy agency. The critics said Xcel is improperly imposing part of the cost of the new power line on customers who don’t need it and won’t…
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Astonished at high cost, Colorado regulators scrutinize Xcel’s $3 billion transmission line request
Last week, Colorado energy regulators, who appeared astonished at the high costs, agreed to set aside a $2.82 billion request from Xcel Energy Colorado for new high-voltage transmission lines to serve the Denver metro and other areas. In its 2021 electric resource and clean energy plan that’s before Colorado Public Utilities Commission, Xcel said it…