Tag: Psco
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What does the Colorado Public Utilities Commission do?
Gas and electric consumers statewide have been paying more for their energy than ever before, with many reporting bills that have doubled and even tripled in the past year or so. The number and severity of complaints to the Colorado Public Utilities Commission prompted Commissioner John Gavan to remark at a public listening session this…
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Marshall Fire lawsuit against Xcel Energy can proceed, judge rules
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A class-action lawsuit alleging faulty power lines might have sparked the Marshall Fire, the most destructive in Colorado history, will proceed after a judge denied the power company’s motion to dismiss. Eldorado Liquor store owners George and Lisa Kupfner filed the lawsuit March 31 against…
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Part owner of troubled Comanche 3 power plant wants money back from Colorado’s Xcel Energy
A part owner of the troubled and soon-to-be decommissioned Comanche Power Station Unit 3 near Pueblo wants its money back. CORE Electrical Cooperative delivered a notice Sept. 6 to the Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo), Xcel Energy’s Colorado branch, saying it is withdrawing from its partial ownership of the facility and demanding a refund…
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Xcel Energy agrees to pay $925K fine to settle with EPA over coal ash disposal
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement Monday with Xcel Energy over alleged violations of EPA coal-ash disposal guidelines at Xcel’s Comanche power plant in Pueblo. According to the EPA, Xcel has agreed to “return to compliance” with the EPA’s Coal Combustion Residuals program and…