Tag: Natural Gas
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Xcel Energy ratepayers on the hook for $163M energy management program
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission last week verbally approved a $163.5 million rate hike for Xcel Energy to help meet carbon emission reduction targets set by Gov. Jared Polis’ Greenhouse Gas Reduction Roadmap. What this effort will add to ratepayer’s bills is yet to be determined. “I believe the commission approved annual base budgets of…
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Coloradans demand action against high energy prices at state Capitol
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A rally against high energy prices attracted scores of people to Colorado’s state Capitol on Wednesday, where protesters called for action to lower down rates that have been hammering consumers in the last several months. “We’re here today because we know that the legislature…
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Fourth decrease in energy prices from Xcel Energy announced
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As wholesale natural gas prices continue to drop, Xcel Energy filed its quarterly electric and gas commodity adjustments with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission Monday. With these adjustments, over the last six months Xcel says the fourth decrease in energy prices will have reduced its…
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Xcel, Denver insist city’s power grid can handle higher load from electrification
Despite worry by critics of the push to eliminate natural gas for heating and cooling in commercial buildings, Colorado’s largest utility company and the City of Denver maintain the energy infrastructure can handle the switch to electricity. Xcel Energy, which provides energy in metro Denver, said it is preparing to meet the demands of building…
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Denver defends regulations on electrification of gas heating and cooling in commercial buildings
Denver officials Tuesday defended the city’s phase-out of natural gas heating and cooling systems and its electrification goals for commercial buildings in response to a Denver Gazette story. The city’s 2021 Energize Denver Renewable Heating and Cooling Plan attributes 11.76% of Denver’s emissions from natural gas use to commercial buildings. Combined, commercial and residential use…
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Denver imposes natural gas ban on heating, cooling equipment in commercial buildings, multi-family housing
New building codes in Denver will ban natural gas furnaces and water heaters in new commercial and multifamily construction starting in 2024 in a move that officials said demonstrates the city’s commitment to reaching “zero” emissions in two decades but which critics warned would be painful and costly to building owners and tenants. And by…
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Denver-based DCP Midstream to layoff over 130 employees in the spring
Denver-based DCP Midstream, LP, plans to lay off 136 employees, according to a Jan. 25 WARN notice the company sent to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment and the City of Denver. The company expects the layoffs to be permanent and to start on March 31, according to the letter from Lisa Mora, DCP’s…
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What does Denver’s new building code mean for building residents, owners?
Despite a major push by foes of fossil-fired energy, Denver’s city council ultimately decided against requiring residents to electrify their homes under the newly adopted 2022 building, fire and green code. Instead, the code changes — the first of three planned updates staggered through 2027 — will apply to commercial and multifamily buildings larger than 25,000 square feet. Under…
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Rumor of a federal ban on gas stoves raises a furor
Furor on social media and mainstream media reports of a threat to ban the use of natural gas for cooking erupted Monday when a federal official told Bloomberg that gas stoves could be banned because they are unsafe. Monday, Consumer Product Safety Commissioner Richard Trumka Jr. told Bloomberg: “This is a hidden hazard. Any option…
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Residents want Denver building code to be greener, more electric focused
Denver voters are a half-step closer to determining the future of the former Park Hill Golf Course land. The city’s Land Use, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Tuesday sent a resolution to city council that authorizes the city to put the question of whether the land should stay open space or be cleared to allow development…