Tag: Puc
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Record utility rate requests hit $9.2 billion nationwide in second quarter
Colorado had no requests last quarter Electric and gas utilities sought a record $9.2 billion in rate increases nationwide during the second quarter, according to a new analysis by the consumer advocacy organization PowerLines, as utilities continue seeking billions for grid upgrades, reliability improvements and growing electricity demand. The filings would affect more than 56…
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Elbert County takes transmission dispute with Xcel to court
Elbert County filed a lawsuit in Elbert County District Court to challenge the state’s approval of Xcel Energy’s preferred route for a major transmission line, marking the latest escalation in a dispute over how much weight local land-use decisions should carry when they conflict with statewide transmission needs. The Thursday court filing comes after Elbert…
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Clean energy goals trump local community’s concerns | Rachel Gabel
A commission appointed by one man, the state’s governor, overruled the decision of a board of county commissioners elected by stakeholders across Elbert County. The Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) overturned the county’s rejection of land use permits to Xcel (Public Service Company of Colorado) for a segment of a $1.7 billion 560-mile project to move power from Pueblo…
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Car towed? Here’s the what the PUC suggests
Colorado Public Utilities Commission offers on-line guidance Find your car towed from where you parked it? Maybe it’s got a boot on it? Either scenario generates anxiety, stress and financial hardship. Predatory and illegal towing and immobilization have resulted in the state legislature passing new laws to help protect consumers and give tow companies room…
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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
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
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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PUC schedules public information sessions on upcoming rules
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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Poll: Colorado residents paying 24% more for electricity
New survey says rates are up nationwide and consumers are worried