Tag: Windstorm
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Xcel to shut off power again Friday, impacting more customers, officials say
Xcel Energy is planning for another intentional power outage Friday in light of what may be more severe weather than what hit the Front Range Wednesday, officials said at a news conference Thursday morning. As severe winds continue to whip through the foothills west of Denver, surpassing 100 mph in some spots, Xcel Energy President…
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High winds revive memories of Boulder’s historic Chinook storms
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With gusts in Boulder peaking at more than 100 mph Wednesday and Xcel Energy shutting down power lines to at least 50,000 people along the Front Range as part of its Public Safety Power Shutoff procedure, it’s worth noting that extremely high winds are not unusual for Boulder and the Front Range. Chinook winds are…
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Xcel lit up by customers upset about power shutoff
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Xcel got lit up this week by customers upset about the lack of notification for having their lights turned off. On Wednesday, the Colorado Public Utilities Commission held a public hearing for Xcel customers to tell the state regulators about their experience with the purposeful power shutoffs a week-and-a-half ago. On April 6, Xcel used a…
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Investigation launched into Xcel Energy’s preemptive power shutoff, which left Colorado governor frustrated
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Colorado’s energy regulators on Wednesday decided to open an investigation into Xcel Energy’s decision to preemptively shut off power over the weekend, which left thousands of people without electricity — some for two days — and compelled the governor to rebuke the energy company. In a news release, the Public Utilities Commission said it is exploring…
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Colorado governor rebukes Xcel Energy for preemptively shutting off power to thousands
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Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday rebuked Xcel Energy’s decision to preemptively shut off power to roughly tens of thousands of customers in anticipation of strong winds over the weekend, saying it should have been done “as a last resort.” That decision, Polis said, “further harmed Xcel’s reputation and social license.” The windstorm that hammered the Front…
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Xcel Energy has 500 crew members restoring power after windstorm
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Xcel Energy said more than 500 crew members were out checking some 600 miles of power lines so they can be reenergized following the windstorm that shut off power to more than 150,000 customers starting on Saturday. Xcel said it expects to have 90% of customer power restored by Monday night. The company had shut…
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Denver sees flight cancelations, power outages amidst windstorm
A surging windstorm striking the Denver region has caused turbulence for local fliers. Saturday’s windstorm, expected to bring gusts as high as 60-70 mph in Denver and as high as 100 mph in the foothills west of Denver, has caused various delays and cancellations for flights out of Denver International Airport. As of 4 p.m.,…
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Xcel warns 200,000 customers of possible power cuts due to wind
Xcel Energy took the unprecedented step on Saturday of notifying some 200,000 customers, mostly in the metro Denver area, that if high winds blew down or shorted powerlines, restoration of service might be delayed. In a statement to The Denver Gazette, Xcel spokesperson Michelle Aguayo said Monday that the power company’s precautionary actions were not…