Tag: Psps
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Xcel Energy power shutoffs to occur Wednesday in western Colorado, San Luis Valley
Xcel Energy will implement a Public Safety Power Shutoff for some customers in parts of western Colorado and the San Luis Valley on Wednesday because of extreme wildfire risk driven by strong winds, low humidity, hot weather and very dry conditions, the company said. The shutoff will start around noon Wednesday in portions of Alamosa,…
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Xcel substations at maximum capacity in Westminster, energy company says
Westminster’s current substations are at maximum capacity, causing disruptions in new development, according to Xcel Energy. Representatives from the energy company met with the Westminster City Council Monday evening to discuss planning for the future of Westminster electricity and ongoing development, with new projects set to increase the city’s electricity capacity. “Our challenges of catching…
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Xcel says $1.85B plan aims to make Public Safety Power Shutoffs rarer
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Deliberately shutting off power to residents and businesses is a last-resort tool, according to the chief of Colorado’s largest utility company. The tool — called a Public Safety Power Shutoff or PSPS — has increasingly been used along the Front Range, which perennially sees strong wind gusts that are the main reason, utility officials say,…
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Power grid shutdowns in Colorado bring protection — and problems
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A downed power line in Sunshine Canyon in the mountains west of Boulder in December posed an electrocution risk to firefighters and bystanders after Xcel Energy re-energized it without repairing it, despite being notified of the break the day before. Then, local officials added, it posed a wildfire risk by starting a small grass fire.…
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PUC schedules virtual hearing on proposed rules for public safety power shutoffs
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The Colorado Public Utilities Commission will hold a virtual public comment hearing to gather input on proposed new rules for Public Safety Power Shutoff events, a wildfire prevention measure that temporarily cuts power to reduce ignition risks from utility equipment during extreme conditions. The hearing for Proceeding No. 26M-0037E runs from 4 to 6 p.m.…
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Businesses face losses after Xcel power shutoffs
Restaurants west of Denver are still coming to grips with product losses and future revenue concerns after power shutoffs last week by Xcel Energy, which cited high winds as the rationale for the decision. “It’s like living in a third-world country,” Brandon Bortles, owner of Nosu Ramen and Abejas Bistro in Golden, said Tuesday. “We’re…