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Pueblo County Urges Trump To Step In To Preserve Coal Plant
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Local, Approved, The Colorado Sun

Pueblo County Urges Trump To Step In To Preserve Coal Plant

By Mark Jaffe | The Colorado Sun Big economic impacts are on the line as Xcel Energy transitions from generating power at the expensive Comanche Station. The county wonders if its citizens are being punished for twice voting for Donald Trump. Pueblo County is asking the Trump administration to issue an emergency order to keep Xcel Energy’s troubled, coal-fired Comanche power station open indefinitely. Comanche’s Unit 1 was closed in 2022. Unit 2 is set to close this year and Unit 3 by 2031. By that time all of Colorado’s six remaining coal-fired plants are scheduled to be closed to meet state emissions standards. But Pueblo County, in a filing to the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, said it will seek relief from President Donald Trump and Energy Secretary Chris Wright. ...
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After months of Littleton outages, Xcel says it found the problem
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After months of Littleton outages, Xcel says it found the problem

By Nicole Fierro | Fox 31 LITTLETON, Colo. (KDVR) — Power outage problems have been plaguing thousands in Littleton this summer, but the cause is finally known. Last week, FOX31 shared the stories of neighbors and business owners who reached out to the Problem Solvers for help after dealing with seven power outages since June.  Now, Xcel Energy is sharing what exactly went wrong and how the company is working to prevent the issue in the future. “When we had three (outages) in August, we knew that something was wrong,” Xcel Regional Vice President Gilbert Salazar said. “All the vegetation management had been done. We replaced an underground cable completely. The line had been patrolled numerous times. That’s when we identified all the work that we’ve done isn’t gett...
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Why educational choice matters more than ever in Colorado
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Why educational choice matters more than ever in Colorado

By Cory Gaines | Commentary, Colorado Accountability Project Educational Choice Makes Education Better I saw the op ed below in Complete recently and wanted to share. It details a movement in education that I was not aware of: microschools.A couple of non-contiguous quotes help explain."Microschools are small learning communities typically serving less than 50 students, but which may have as many as 150. These schools are usually privately funded and launched by parents or educators to offer unique programs that address a specific need or demand in their communities. Low student-to-teacher ratios prioritize giving individual attention to each student."and "Driven by a desire for change, most microschools do not adhere to the standard educational model. It is most common for mi...
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Six Outages in Weeks: Littleton Demands Answers From Xcel
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Six Outages in Weeks: Littleton Demands Answers From Xcel

By Nicole Fierro | KDVR Fox 31 LITTLETON, Colo. (KDVR) — A Littleton neighborhood is reaching out to the FOX31 Problem Solvers for help after a number of recent power outages. From businesses to families, the power outages are impacting people in different ways: wages lost, medical risks for people relying on oxygen, and no air conditioning in high temperatures. “They just redid all of our power poles and stuff and you would assume new would be even better,” said resident Kristi Myers. “And now we’re having problems.” From Kristi Myers in the Kingsley cul-de-sac to Kenneth Katzenmeier at the Columbine Bar and Restaurant on Pierce Street, power problems have been striking where they work and live a number of times since June. “Since June, we have had five or six outages,” Mye...
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Denver City Council Pushes Back On Xcel Energy Franchise Extension
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Denver City Council Pushes Back On Xcel Energy Franchise Extension

By Denverite Staff | The Denverite The Denver City Council threw a curveball for Mayor Mike Johnston’s administration and the state’s most powerful utility on Monday night. Xcel Energy is seeking an extension of the franchise agreement that allows it to operate in Denver. The agreement, up for renewal after 20 years, requires the approval of Denver voters. But on Monday, the city council voted against placing the measure on the November election ballot. Council members raised a variety of concerns about Xcel’s service in the city, and said they wanted to take more time to talk with community members and negotiate the agreement. The city council may still have time to place a modified measure on this November's ballot, or it could wait for an election next year, but city leaders...
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New state law underpins Xcel’s $4.9B grid plan: Bills projected to rise
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New state law underpins Xcel’s $4.9B grid plan: Bills projected to rise

By Scott Weiser | Denver Gazette $8.71 per month estimated cost for residential ratepayers 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 adopted state law. The five-year plan is expected to cost Colorado residential ratepayers approximately $8.71 more per month, while business customers will pay about $10.24 more per month by 2029. The grid modernization plan includes adding 3.1 gigawatts of new capacity to the distribution system, which the company said would be enough to serve nearly 500,000 ho...
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Xcel’s costly coal exit: Public interest group warns plan could stick consumers with the tab
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Xcel’s costly coal exit: Public interest group warns plan could stick consumers with the tab

By Catie Cheshire | Westword One consumer protection group is calling for the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to shrink Xce's giant proposal. As Xcel Energy works to decommission coal plants across Colorado, one proposal is catching heat. Watchdog organization Colorado Public Interest Research Group believes Xcel’s proposal to replace the Comanche 3 coal plant in Pueblo will result in unnecessary costs to customers. The group's executive director Danny Katz, says the proposal is too big for southern Colorado as his organization calls on the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to pare back the proposal. According to Xcel’s filings with the PUC, the utility wants to replace energy production from Comanche 3’s coal units with a mix of wind, solar and natu...
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Ratepayer risk? State law forces Xcel into costly ‘Markets+’ grid deal
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Approved, State, The Colorado Sun

Ratepayer risk? State law forces Xcel into costly ‘Markets+’ grid deal

By Mark Jaffe | Colorado Sun Xcel Energy must join wholesale electric market to meet Colorado law. Execs say big upfront cost is best economic and operational choice. Xcel Energy’s plan to join a short-term, wholesale electric market is drawing fire from critics who, in hearings before state regulators this week, said that the price tag is too high and the benefits are minimal. The market for purchasing day-ahead power Xcel Energy wants to join, Markets+, is run by the Southwest Power Pool, or SPP, whose grid stretches across all or parts of 14 states from Texas to North Dakota. In hearings before the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, business and consumer groups are challenging the $30 million in upfront costs to join Markets+ and Xcel Energy executives are defen...
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Xcel natural gas customers could see 10.5% residential price reduction
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Xcel natural gas customers could see 10.5% residential price reduction

By BizWest Xcel Energy Colorado has requested approval from the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to reduce customer natural-gas bills for the last three months of the year.   That will mean on average, a 10.54%, or $9.15, reduction on residential monthly bills and an 11.08%, or $42.04, reduction for typical small businesses from the same time last year. That is providing the weather remains stable, Xcel reports in a press release. Residential customers are expected to see a decrease of 13 cents per month on their electric bills, while small businesses would pay approximately 91 cents more on a typical monthly bill compared with the third quarter of 2024, according to a news release. READ THE FULL STORY AT BIZWEST
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Xcel drained its $94M energy efficiency budget after marijuana growers took notice — and wants $34M more
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Approved, State, The Colorado Sun

Xcel drained its $94M energy efficiency budget after marijuana growers took notice — and wants $34M more

By Mark Jaffe | Colorado Sun “Unexpectedly high customer interest” led Xcel to pull the plug on a program helping businesses green their operations — for now. After shooting through most of its energy efficiency budget for this year, Xcel Energy has suspended all its programs for businesses and asked state regulators for an additional $34 million above the $93.6 million already agreed on. In a filing to the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, Xcel Energy’s Colorado subsidiary — Public Service Company of Colorado — said that there was “unexpectedly high customer interest and participation in the company’s electric energy efficiency offerings this year.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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