Tag: Natural Gas
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Xcel’s natural gas line upgrade in Denver Highlands area can proceed despite objections
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission dismissed objections to a proposed $27 million project to install larger natural gas main lines in Denver’s Highlands neighborhood, giving Xcel Energy permission to install some 8,000 feet of new, 12-inch gas pipe there. Xcel officials proposed the project to address problematic areas of the city where the existing pipelines…
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Xcel Energy announces a natural gas cost adjustment that lowers energy bills in December
Xcel Energy says thanks to a recent decrease in wholesale natural gas prices, residential ratepayers will see energy bill cuts averaging $33, (16.71%) and cuts to average small business customers of $140 (17.61%). The price cut must be approved by the Public Utilities Commission, and is only for December. Tuesday’s announcement comes just one day…
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Xcel Energy’s natural gas rate hike proposal slashed by regulators, saving customers millions
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission slashed Xcel Energy’s latest natural gas rate increase request by 70% Tuesday – from $214.6 million to $64.2 million. The new base rate will take effect Nov. 1. The regulatory agency also denied the energy company’s request for $81 million for future, unspecified capital expenses. Xcel had originally proposed to add…
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A Conversation with Robert Kenney, President of Xcel Energy Colorado
In a conversation this month, new Xcel Energy Colorado President Robert Kenney talked about Colorado’s transition to renewable energy, nuclear power and control over customers’ thermostats. Kenney took over the reins on June 6 from Alice Jackson, who moved to a new position as senior vice president for system strategy and chief planning officer for Xcel Energy corporate. Kenney hails from St. Louis, Missouri and worked as a private attorney, as well as taking a position with…
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Sierra Club, environmental groups petition EPA to ban natural gas for home heating
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than two dozen environmental organizations petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to ban the use of natural gas for home heating nationwide, arguing the federal agency must regulate “deadly pollution from heating appliances.” The petition, sponsored by the Sierra Club, claims fossil fuel-fired home furnaces,…
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Colorado AARP warns against upcoming Xcel natural gas price increase
Amidst one of the highest inflation rates in the nation, the Colorado chapter of America’s biggest group advocating for older people on Tuesday urged energy regulators to deny Xcel’s proposal to hike natural gas rates by nearly $189 million over three years. The rate hike, if approved, would mean Xcel residential customers would pay nearly…
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Xcel Energy’s plans for the future of electricity approved by PUC
Colorado’s energy regulators this month approved Xcel Energy’s energy resource and clean energy plans. The plans, which the company filed in 2021, specify how Xcel will meet consumer’s energy needs through 2030. As approved, the plans will, among other things, end the company’s use of coal by 2031, when the state’s final coal-fired powerplant, the…
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Denver-based Bayswater increases oil and gas holdings in Weld County
Denver-based oil and gas company Bayswater Exploration & Production inked a deal to secure more acreage and drills in the Denver Julesburg Basin in Weld County, according to a news release. The “asset purchase agreement” with Nickel Road Operating LLC includes 2,752 net leasehold acres, 161 net mineral acres and 17 producing wells. All are…
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Colorado Public Utilities Commission plans public input meetings on clean heat program
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Public Utilities Commission has scheduled six public meetings across the state to discuss the impact of the state’s clean heat program and the future of natural gas in Colorado. A law passed in 2021 requires utility companies that distribute natural gas to reduce greenhouse gas…
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Q&A with Heidi Ganahl | Colorado’s energy transition is ‘too far, too fast’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver Gazette invited gubernatorial candidates to talk about energy and transportation. Republican candidate Greg Lopez declined the Q&A. In this interview, Republican candidate Heidi Ganahl argues that Colorado’s transition to renewable energy sources is going “too far, too fast,” hammering the poorest Coloradans. The…