Cindy Schonhaut
Xcel Energy can recover $509 million from consumer bills after February 2021 storm, judge rules
Average home impact will be an 11% boost for gas, 2% for electricity in coming years, even though the ruling says the utility could have done more to warn consumers.
Xcel Energy rate hikes would raise utility bills up to $18 per month. And they’re not done yet.
3 requests before the Colorado Public Utilities Commission seek to recoup nearly $1 billion from customers, including the cost of buying gas during winter storms in 2021
Closing a coal-fired power plant in Pueblo to meet Colorado climate goals is easier said than done
The fate of Xcel Energy’s Comanche 3 plant is tangled at the crossroads of emissions and economics
After collecting $610 million from Colorado customers, regulators say it’s time to end Xcel’s pipeline repair fee
The Pipeline System Integrity Adjustments fee was supposed to be temporary. A decade on, it now accounts for 16% of Xcel’s natural gas revenue in Colorado.
Colorado’s consumer advocate gets wider climate powers and a new name
Office of Consumer Counsel rebrands as Utility Consumer Advocate, with new legal rights to intervene on decarbonization and environmental justice efforts.
Xcel Energy needs a smarter, greener electric grid. But should Colorado customers foot the $344 million bill for it?
If the Public Utilities Commission OK's Xcel’s largest ever rate increase, electric bills for Colorado customers will have increased 20% since the start of the year
Xcel pushes natural gas rate hike for Colorado customers even as regulators ask for coronavirus-related delay
State regulators want Xcel to delay energy price increase by 90 to 120 days. “COVID-19 is turning everything upside down,” consumer advocate says.
Want cheaper electricity? Xcel Energy wants to help — if you’re willing to do your laundry at 2 a.m.
Xcel is asking the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to put all of its residential customers in Colorado on time-of-use rates to blunt the demand for electricity on summer afternoons and early evenings.
