By: Ethan Carlson | Denver7
Xcel Energy’s “Energy Action Days” ask customers to reduce usage between 4 and 8 p.m. on hot days, but some customers say the timing is inconvenient.
DENVER – Xcel Energy customers in Colorado may have noticed text messages recently asking them to reduce their energy use during certain hours of the day.
The utility calls these “Energy Action Days” – requests for customers to cut back on energy consumption between 4 and 8 p.m. when temperatures climb above 90 degrees, along with a variety of other grid conditions. Customers who do not reduce their usage during those hours will pay more for their energy, as part of Xcel’s Time of Use pricing policy.
Andrew Holder, Xcel Energy Colorado’s director of community relations, said the program is about efficiency and savings, not a struggling power grid.
“The grid is built for the hottest day in July, so we are ready to meet the demand that is on the energy grid,” Holder said.
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