Tag: Xcel Energy
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New simplified Xcel time-of-use charges take effect Saturday
Xcel Energy customers across Colorado will see a revised time-of-use billing structure beginning Saturday. The new rate structure simplifies peak pricing periods while shifting them later into the evening — a change aimed at aligning rates with demand. It’s sparked frustration among some residential users. The utility’s current residential time-of-use rate plan put in place…
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Xcel Energy shutting down power for wildfire safety
Shutdown will affect Adams, Boulder, Jefferson and eastern Denver counties Xcel Energy announced a Public Safety Power Shutoff for customers in Adams, Boulder, Jefferson and eastern Denver counties beginning around 11 a.m. Monday. The company said that “evolving weather conditions” threaten very high winds, low humidity and dry vegetation that elevate the risk of wildfires…
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Xcel Energy updates electrical outage map
Xcel Energy has updated its online power outage map with user-friendly features to help customers stay informed and prepared. The website provides real-time information about power outages, and now customers can quickly sort by county or state to find data during severe weather events. The page will display the number of customers without power and,…
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Energy battle: Colorado power plant closures ignite debate over jobs, taxes and energy future in Pueblo
As Colorado darts toward a future powered by “clean” energy, a battle is brewing in Pueblo, where coal closures, union jobs and lost tax revenue collide with a community demanding a solution as its power plants are a primary target for a shutdown. Between 2025 and 2031, six more coal-fired power plants in Colorado are scheduled to…
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Energy battle: Colorado power plant closures ignite debate over jobs, taxes and energy future in Pueblo
As Colorado darts toward a future powered by “clean” energy, a battle is brewing in Pueblo, where coal closures, union jobs and lost tax revenue collide with a community demanding a solution as its power plants are a primary target for a shutdown. Between 2025 and 2031, six more coal-fired power plants in Colorado are scheduled to…
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The future of Colorado water: How the fight over Shoshone water rights affects the Front Range
A million acre-feet of water in the Colorado River — and the efforts by Western Slope water partners to keep it there — became the subject of a recent two-day hearing that could decide just who gets water and how much. One of the major points of tension is the objection by several water providers…
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Xcel Energy reaches settlement agreement over Marshall fire
Colorado’s largest utility company said it has reached an agreement to settle all claims relating to the 2021 Marshall fire, which tore through a thousand homes and forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate. Xcel Energy said under the deal, it will pay north of $640 million to resolve all the pending litigation, about…
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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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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…