Xcel Energy Wants to Raise Rates, But It Can’t Even Deliver Reliable Electricity
This month, Public Service Company of Colorado, Xcel Energy’s subsidiary in Colorado, reached a proposed settlement in its rate case filed in November. In a separate filing this week, the company admits that it cannot keep the lights on consistently through 2027 without running the coal plants it has advocated to close. The settlement deal […]
The Big Short(fall): Colorado’s Upcoming Power Plant Closures and Planned Replacements
By Ethan Cornell* Introduction The data summarizing planned generation closures in Colorado signals a rapid and profound infrastructural transformation. The schedule details the planned retirement of 10 major coal-fired units between 2025 and 2031, collectively representing a loss of nearly 4,200 megawatts (MW) of nameplate capacity. The primary policy question this raises is whether the […]
Colorado Utilities Signal Pain Ahead for Energy Transition
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New PUC Report Points to Future Reliability Risks to Colorado’s Grid
A new report from the Colorado Public Utilities Commission is sounding alarm bells on the reliability risks posed to the state’s grid as wind and solar continue to replace fossil fuel plants. According to Colorado Public Radio: Heat waves and freezing temperatures won’t be the only risks for Colorado’s power grid in the future, state regulators […]
