Tag: Public Utilities Commission
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Governor, business leaders prod energy regulators to approve Xcel’s $15 billion energy plan
Colorado’s governor and business leaders are pressing energy regulators to expedite a request by the state’s largest utility company to add 4,500 megawatts of “renewable” and hybrid energy generation before federal credits expire at the end of December. The move, if approved by the Public Utilities Commission, would potentially saving renewable energy developers up to…
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Colorado regulators consider Xcel Energy’s proposal for 5,000 MW of new generation
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s energy regulators are deliberating Xcel Energy’s request to build out new generating resources, even as business groups urged the commissioners to not “artificially” constrain the amount of power that industry experts concluded the state needs. Xcel is asking the Public Utilities Commission to build…
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Xcel Energy proposes five-year $4.9 billion grid modernization plan
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s largest utility company is proposing a $4.9 billion plan to modernize the power grid, accommodating vehicle and building electrification, as well as distributed electric generation and storage. The goal, Xcel Energy added, includes enhancing reliability, resiliency, and safety benefits, as required by a recently…
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Colorado Public Utilities Commission schedules August public comment sessions
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Public Utilities Commission is soliciting public comments on four items under consideration in the month of August. Xcel Distribution System Plan Public comments will be heard from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26 on Xcel Energy’s $4.9 billion Distribution System Plan. Xcel…
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Metro Denver braces for ‘Heat Dome’ as 31 hours of heat advisories take effect Friday
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Metro Denver, the Interstate 25 corridor and the northeastern Plains are bracing for dangerously high temperatures Friday and Saturday, as a heat dome is building up over Colorado on Thursday. The National Weather Service in Boulder has issued a heat advisory for much of north-central…
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PUC schedules public information sessions on upcoming rules
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Public Utilities Commission has announced four opportunities for the public to learn about and comment on regulatory actions currently under consideration. This is part of the commission’s program to improve the clarity and transparency of what critics have characterized as a “Byzantine” and…
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Xcel Energy dodges $1.2M fine for delay in signing solar interconnection agreement
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Xcel Energy dodged a potential $1 million-plus Public Utilities Commission fine for an alleged 23-month delay in completing required paperwork so a homeowner can start getting paid for electricity generated by his home solar power system. The homeowner, Peter Simmons of Aurora, spent more than $25,000 installing a solar panel system on his roof, expecting…
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Lower-income Coloradans face skyrocketing utility bills now have a one-stop place to go to find help
Lower-income Coloradans facing skyrocketing utility bills now have a one-stop place to find help. The Colorado Public Utilities Commission announced a pilot program to connect people who are rejected by the federal Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) with utility energy assistance programs, all in one place. “Until now, the primary way to access utility-run energy…
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Rebecca White named to replace 17-year veteran PUC director Doug Dean
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission replaced its 17-year veteran director Doug Dean with newcomer Rebecca White. Dean retired from his post in December. Requests for comment from Dean were not returned. White comes to the PUC with 23 years in public service, including stints at the federal Bureau of Land Management and the Environmental Protection…
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PUC approves 15% reduction in bills for Xcel Energy customers, hears complaints
Xcel Energy bills are still higher than they were a year ago, but some relief is coming for February and March. On Monday the Colorado Public Utilities Commission approved Xcel Energy’s interim application to bend its quarterly adjustment for natural gas costs downward — resulting in a roughly 15% bill reduction for both residential and small…