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Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: Xcel Energy: We will need natural gas to bridge us to a clean-energy future

by Robert Kenney 1:30 AM MDT on Aug 23, 20235:42 PM MDT on Aug 22, 2023

Our existing natural gas system, working together with newer solutions, is how we will reach our 2050 net-zero carbon energy vision.

Posted inBusiness

Xcel will raise electric bills again next month. A quarter of the hike will cover closing coal-fired power plants.

by Mark Jaffe 4:02 AM MDT on Aug 17, 20234:13 PM MDT on Aug 17, 2023

The utility’s 1.6 million Colorado customers will see their bills rise 4.4% — about $4 on the average residential bill — on Sept. 1

Posted inWater

Early closure of Pueblo coal plant could force Xcel customers to pay up to $89M for water it doesn’t need

by Mark Jaffe 4:01 AM MDT on Aug 7, 20237:14 AM MDT on Aug 7, 2023

Customers of the state’s largest utility also are responsible for debt service on $27 million spent on never used southeastern Colorado ditch rights

Posted inBusiness

Xcel must cut emissions from its gas business 22% by 2030. The role heat pumps can play is a point of dispute.

by Mark Jaffe 4:05 AM MDT on Aug 1, 20235:47 PM MDT on Jul 31, 2023

Environmental groups say heat pumps can get most of the emissions out. Xcel paid for a study that begs to differ.

Posted inBusiness

As Colorado’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure grows, the question remains: Who will pay for it?

by Mark Jaffe 4:10 AM MDT on Jul 24, 20233:50 PM MDT on Jul 24, 2023

Private companies are already making major investments in EV charging. But should monopoly utilities, like Xcel, support them or build their own?

Posted inBusiness

Xcel Energy seeks $45M rate increase — down from $312M — amid consumer outrage over rising bills

by Mark Jaffe 4:18 AM MDT on Jul 11, 20232:38 PM MDT on Jul 10, 2023

The state’s largest utility slashed its request by 85%, but consumer advocates are troubled Xcel wants to tack shareholder returns, lawyer fees, employee bonuses onto customer bills

Pollution rises from a power plant.
Posted inBusiness

Xcel Energy makes money building power plants. The more it builds the more consumers have to pay — with no end in sight.

by Mark Jaffe 4:42 AM MDT on May 31, 20236:47 AM MDT on May 31, 2023

While the strategy delivers returns to investors, a cascade of rate increases could lead to “a public backlash” a credit agency warns.

Posted inEnergy

Xcel may have to refund connection fees for Colorado homeowners whose solar projects were delayed

by Michael Booth 3:08 AM MST on Feb 16, 20234:49 PM MST on Feb 15, 2023

Backlog of getting home systems linked to the grid reached a peak in January. Xcel says it’s catching up but also blames developers.

Posted inEnergy

PUC responds to Polis’ call for utility relief: “We certainly don’t have all the answers now”

by Joshua Perry 11:20 AM MST on Feb 9, 202311:22 AM MST on Feb 9, 2023

The regulatory body, which reports to the governor, said that it’ll try to move forward on fixing a system that’s put many Coloradans in financial distress with sky-high utility bills this winter

Posted inBusiness

K.P. Kauffman asks for more time to clean up troubled oil and gas wells. Colorado regulators are out of patience.

by Mark Jaffe 3:46 AM MST on Jan 23, 20232:41 PM MST on Jan 23, 2023

KPK says it will be in better financial condition if it sells northeastern Colorado wells to a company proposing to use them for a carbon capture project.

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