All Posts Tagged With: "Xcel Energy"
Proposed Wind Farm for Boulder Could Power Xcel’s Largest Customers
The two changes proposed would drop the rates for smaller purchasers, including residential customers, from $2.16 per 100 kilowatt-hours to $1, a move that would make Xcel’s prices more competitive with other green energy purchase programs available in Colorado.
30Jan2012 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
PUC Denies Xcel Energy Request for Interim
Rate Hike
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission on Wednesday denied a request by Xcel Energy for a $100 million interim rate hike while its full electric rate case is being considered by the Comission.
12Jan2012 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
FOLLOW-UP — Energy Efficiency Business Coalition on the DSM Settlement with Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy has developed numerous different products that range in complexity by addressing different energy using segments. Overall, they generally focus on reducing energy usage in the built environment through retail outlets, contractor trade partners and other channels.
19Dec2011 | admin | 3 comments | Continued
Xcel Seeks $142 Million Rate Hike in Colorado
The rate increase will cover costs such costs as $3.1 million for new equipment on power plants to curb mercury pollution, $400,000 for an employee-recognition fund and salary increases of 2.5 percent to 4 percent for workers.
15Dec2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Task Force on Transmission Siting and Permitting Issues Report to Governor, Legislature
While the report does not recommend establishment of a statewide transmission siting authority in Colorado at this time, it does offers three recommendations for improving existing siting and permitting processes.
1Dec2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Xcel Gets PUC Approval for Limon Wind Farm Deal
The utility says the move will be a hedge against natural gas price fluctuations. The charge for the electricity from the Limon facility will start at $27.50 per megawatt-hour. Xcel’s average purchase cost for wind since 2007 has been $42.16.
21Nov2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
NCAR Wind Forecasting System Saves
Millions for Xcel Energy
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has developed a highly detailed wind energy forecasting system enabling the utility to capture energy from turbines far more effectively and at lower cost. The system, which Xcel Energy formally took over last month, saves ratepayers several million dollars yearly.
14Nov2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
2B and 2C Squeaks By in Boulder
While both measures associated with a town-owned municipal power company passed, the narrowness of the outcome has both proponents and opponents claiming victory.
2Nov2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Xcel Files to Abandon Plans for San Luis Valley Line
In addition to a reduction in the power demand projection, Xcel’s Stutz also cited expiring federal tax incentives for renewable energy projects and the potential for litigation with Trinchera Ranch as other reasons for not moving forward with the 150-mile project.
1Nov2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Analyzing Issues 2B and 2C –
Which Way will Boulder Vote?
Untold gallons of ink-both physical and digital-have been spilled in recent months about Boulder’s Nov 1 vote to authorize municipalization of Xcel Energy’s electric system within the city. Contributing expert John Egan weighs in on the measures, providing supporters with a host of reasons to be optomistic — OR NOT.
24Oct2011 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
Xcel’s Residential Electrical Rates to Drop in 4th Quarter
In an announcement on Friday, Xcel (NYSE: XEL) said the drop for residential customers is primarily because of the expiration of summertime tiered rates and lower costs to purchase fuel and energy.
19Sep2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Learning From Portland’s Attempt
at Municipalization
For all its attitude and quirks, Portland remains a place that pursues the cutting edge of environmental, social and transportation issues — with both successes and failures — which create lessons for ongoing Boulder projects. Take, for example, Boulder’s debate over whether to leave Xcel Energy in favor of creating a municipal utility.
29Aug2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Retiring Xcel CEO: ‘OK if no more coal’
Kelly, who’s apparently moving from Minnesota (where Xcel is based) to Colorado, went on to question those in Congress denying the science behind global climate change and the need to move away from fossil fuels. “I think the science is pretty solid. Maybe we haven’t communicated it well enough.”
22Aug2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Xcel Energy Seeks PUC Approval of Low Cost
Wind Deal
David Eves, chief executive officer of Xcel’s subsidiary Public Service Company of Colorado, said the wind energy offer from NextEra was too good to pass-up. “This proposed purchase contains the lowest-cost wind energy we’ve seen, making it competitive with other energy sources.”
19Aug2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Boulder and Partners Celebrate Successful Energy Efficiency Innovations
“In 2006, Boulder adopted the Climate Action Plan, which challenges the community to meet the Kyoto Protocol goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 7 percent below 1990 levels by 2012,” said City Manager Jane Brautigam.
16Aug2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Plug Wars: When Cities Take Back the Power
The City of Boulder is weighing whether to renew its 20-year franchise agreement for electricity with Xcel, or to create its own municipal utility. The rub? The city has pegged contract renewal to reduction of carbon emissions á la Kyoto Protocol goals (greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2012). Boulder officials dismiss recent offers by Xcel (like offsetting carbon emissions with renewable energy) as window dressing to disguise the utility’s heavy carbon emissions statewide.
11Aug2011 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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