Xcel ratepayers

Bootleggers, Baptists, and the Clean Energy Transition 0
- ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT, Renewable Energy
- December 8, 2023
Independence Institute has a long track record of warning against the unhealthy incentives that can arise from the relationship between monopoly electric utilities and green policymakers. Once viewed as rivals of one another, the two sides realized a few years back that coexisting as fellow travelers on the road to the so-called clean energy transition
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Sky High Gas Bills Coming This Winter 0
- ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
- September 23, 2022
Last week I wrote about the costs and consequences of underrating natural gas infrastructure, which are currently most pronounced in New England this winter in the form of exorbitant bills and inadequate supply. But it turns out Colorado, while being in better shape than our northeastern counterparts, is not immune to the disruptions roiling the
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HB17-1116 is legislative atonement for driving Coloradans into energy poverty 0
- ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT, Governing Bodies / Agencies, Legal
- March 21, 2017
Put down the crayon and back away from the budget. That is Denver Post columnist Megan Schrader’s parental advice to the Independence Institute in a nutshell. It would take too long to deconstruct all that is wrong with Ms. Schrader’s editorial on our proposed ballot title “Fix Our Damn Roads,” but as head of our energy
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Amy Cooke Testimony on Senate Bill 17-089 0
- ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT, Legal, WATCH & LISTEN
- February 8, 2017
Energy Policy Center Director Amy Cooke testified on Senate Bill 89, concerning the rights of consumers of electricity to install electricity storage systems on their property. Listen to the audio of her testimony here. Additionally, you can read Amy’s commentary on the bill here, along with Sherrie Peif’s Complete Colorado article on the bill here.
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Ugly numbers for Xcel ratepayers 0
- Archive, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT, Legal
- May 31, 2012
Lobbying at the state capitol: According to January-April 2012 disclosure forms available on the Secretary of State’s Web site, Xcel Energy paid $126,393.90 for seven lobbyists at the state capitol. This included two lobbying firms and three Xcel in-house lobbyists. The highest paid was 5280 Strategies run by Mike Beasley, well-known Capital Hill insider and
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