PUC is Closing The Door on Xcel’s Natural Gas System
On September 28, the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) issued its final decision in Xcel Energy’s natural gas rate case. The PUC bragged that it was “saving ratepayers 35% percent [sic] from the initially requested total” of $190 million Xcel asked for. Still, typical natural gas bills will increase 8.6 percent for residential customers and […]
Right to Natural Gas Makes the Ballot
Last week, Initiative 177 — to enshrine the right for consumers to buy natural gas and for distributors and utilities to sell it — qualified for the general election ballot. The petition garnered 146,165 valid signatures, surpassing the required minimum, and drew signatures from at least two percent of registered voters in each of the […]