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Third Nomination for Californian of the Year: Green Roofs Guy 0
- Newsletter
- December 20, 2017
Today we are proud to announce our third of five nominations for our 2017 “Californian of the Year” award. This award will go to the person who most exemplifies the drive and determination to change the character of Colorado into that of California. Colorado character means craving the freedom to make one’s own decisions. By
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Hick proves Mark Twain’s quote to be true 0
- Energy
- July 12, 2017
Parts of Governor John Hickenlooper’s announcement of his climate change executive order reminded me of Mark Twain’s famous quote: “It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.” Below are some of my favorite Hick quotes followed by my commentary. “We will tap
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Regulators expand their authority, play politics with carbon at ratepayer expense 0
- Energy, ENERGY - Governing Bodies / Agencies, ENERGY - Renewable Energy
- June 19, 2017
By Brit Naas In a decision that evokes former President Obama’s environmental agenda, the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) on March 23, 2017, expanded its authority in a way that’s likely to drive up electricity rates. Every four years, Xcel Energy undergoes a resource planning process that outlines their ability to meet ratepayers’ electricity demand.READ MORE

New draft bill to put nail in coffin of coal, make impacted communities dependent on state 0
- Energy, ENERGY - Governing Bodies / Agencies, ENERGY - Legal, Issues
- April 3, 2017
Warning to the rural Colorado, remember Ronald Reagan’s nine most terrifying words in the English language, “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” According to sources, industrial wind supporters and Xcel Energy are floating another Colorado version of the Clean Power Plan (CPP) titled “Colorado Energy Impact Assistance Act.” A better working titleREAD MORE
PUC 2-1 vote forces utility to model costly social cost of carbon 0
- Energy, ENERGY - Governing Bodies / Agencies, ENERGY - Legal
- March 29, 2017
Colorado Public Utilities Commissioner Frances Koncilja’s concern for ratepayers is limited to the Pueblo area. She is more than willing to load up other low-income Coloradans with additional costs. In a 2-1 vote last Thursday, Koncilja and PUC Chairman Jeff Ackermann ordered the state’s largest monopoly utility to model a $40 per ton social cost
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Irresponsible by ratepayers: Is Xcel floating legislation for mandated CO version of CPP?0
- Energy, ENERGY - Governing Bodies / Agencies, ENERGY - Legal, ENERGY - Renewable Energy
- March 12, 2017
If it’s devious and being done behind closed doors, it must be Xcel Energy. Late Friday, two reliable sources independently sent me a copy of what appears to be draft legislation that the monopoly investor-owned utility is quietly shopping around the Gold Dome, in search of a sponsor. Xcel’s name isn’t anywhere on the draft,
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