Tag: Xcel Energy
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Denver weather: Red Flag Warning due to high winds, dry conditions
High winds and dry conditions have meteorologists concerned about fire danger in Denver and its surrounding areas on Friday. The National Weather Service in Boulder issued a Red Flag Warning for Denver on Friday, that also stretches across the Northeast Colorado plains, I-25 urban corridor, the Northern Foothills and includes Boulder, the west Denver suburbs…
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Xcel cuts power in northern Colorado due to wildfire risk
Xcel Energy shut off power in parts of northern Colorado on Friday due to high winds and dry conditions, the company said Thursday. The shutoff began at 8 a.m. and impacts people near Fort Collins and Loveland, along the Interstate 25 corridor, according to Xcel Energy’s outage map. The National Weather Service in Boulder said…
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PUC holds firm on ambitious 41% greenhouse gas cut for natural gas utilities
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission refused to ease a greenhouse gas reduction target for natural gas utilities, voting 2-1 to preserve a 41% cut in use by 2035 despite utility requests for a lower number and environmental groups pushing for more aggressive action. Commissioners Tom Plant and Megan Gilman defended the benchmark, adopted by the…
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EDITORIAL: A needed reprieve for Colorado coal
The U.S. Department of Energy issued an emergency order on Dec. 30 keeping Unit 1 of the Craig Station coal-fired plant running at least through March of this year. It’s welcome news for Colorado consumsers. It would be better still if it were the first of many such orders — federal or state — to…
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Xcel seeks back-to-back rate hikes totaling $546 million
Colorado’s largest utility filed for major increases in both electric and natural gas rates within weeks of each other, a move that could add roughly $17 a month to the average household bill serving both services. Xcel Energy submitted a natural gas rate case to the Colorado Public Utilities Commission on Dec. 29, 2025, seeking…
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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…
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Colorado PUC slates January hearings on natural gas plan, transmission line appeal, railroad rules
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission announced January public comment opportunities on railroad safety rules, natural gas infrastructure, and a major transmission line siting appeal. The hearings form part of expanded outreach efforts the commission launched to increase public participation in regulatory proceedings. NATURAL GAS INFRASTRUCTURE Xcel Energy seeks approval for two projects in its proposed…
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Xcel customers face steep hurdles in suing over spoiled goods from power shutoffs
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Xcel Energy customers who lost refrigerated or frozen goods during the utility’s public safety power shutoffs face steep hurdles in recovering damages through lawsuits. Colorado law and utility rules issued by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission limit liability for service interruptions, even when outages result from proactive de-energization to prevent wildfires. Jack Luellen, senior counsel…
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Colorado Xcel power outages drop Sunday as energy company continues restoration efforts
Thousands of Coloradans are still without power as Xcel Energy pushes to fully restore it on Sunday. As of 2 p.m., hundreds of outages are still impacting over 10,000 Xcel customers, according to Xcel’s power outage map. The numbers expect to fluctuate throughout the day as power continues to be restored. Some customers have seen…
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Didn’t like the blackouts? Better get used to them | Jon Caldara
I usually write this column at home. That was impossible this time, since I was one of the lucky 110,000 households without power for a full day during the recent windstorms. For those of you who shared this magical experience, congratulations — you’ve now had a sneak preview of Colorado’s 100% renewable energy lifestyle. No…