While the strategy delivers returns to investors, a cascade of rate increases could lead to “a public backlash” a credit agency warns.
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Posted inEnvironment
Colorado gets $32 million to create carbon-stuffing hub underground at Pueblo
School of Mines will run tests for a regional hub to sequester greenhouse gases from the city’s big cement and power plants
Posted inEnvironment
How is Colorado doing in shutting down coal power plants?
New national EPA rules show we’re ahead of the game. Here’s how we got there.
Posted inBusiness
Why was your utility bill so high this past winter? Blame the drought — and California.
As the drought cut California’s hydropower production, the utilities in state scrambled to buy natural gas, driving up costs across the West
Posted inOpinion Columns
Opinion: To stabilize home energy prices, let’s shift to multi-year rate plans
With the global energy market in turmoil, setting new rates every year is more expensive and volatile for consumers.
Posted inOpinion Columns
Opinion: If Xcel won’t move beyond natural gas, it’s up to us to make the decision for them
Continued investment in gas distribution delays the transition to clean power, and continues to harm the health of Colorado’s low-income communities.
Posted inEnergy
Xcel Energy will cut Colorado bills again in April as natural gas costs continue to fall
While the state’s largest utility is under fire for unsustainable energy bills hitting consumers late in 2022, Xcel has also cut gas costs four times in six months.
Posted inEnergy
Xcel may have to refund connection fees for Colorado homeowners whose solar projects were delayed
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
Heat pumps are having a moment in Colorado, but do they really work in the bitter cold? Yes.
Developed in 1857, tech improvements are making heat pumps a viable element in the contemporary transition to cleaner, more energy efficient homes.
Posted inEnergy
How Coloradans can find home electrification rebates and save big
We sorted through new and tantalizing layers of federal, state, Xcel and local credits for buying clean heat pumps, water heaters and more