1.0Independence Institutehttps://i2i.orgEnergy & Environmental Policyhttps://i2i.org/author/energy/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="33OGIN3eMh"><a href="https://i2i.org/preview-of-october-27-puc-hearings-on-hb-1365-everyone-gets-a-swing-at-xcels-new-plans/">Preview of October 27 PUC Hearings on HB 1365: Everyone Gets a Swing at Xcel's New Plans</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://i2i.org/preview-of-october-27-puc-hearings-on-hb-1365-everyone-gets-a-swing-at-xcels-new-plans/embed/#?secret=33OGIN3eMh" width="600" height="338" title="“Preview of October 27 PUC Hearings on HB 1365: Everyone Gets a Swing at Xcel's New Plans” — Independence Institute" data-secret="33OGIN3eMh" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Very Brief Refresher on Xcel’s New Plans Xcel on Monday proposed four alternative plans to comply with HB 1365, after its original plan was rejected by the PUC last Thursday. The four alternative plans are similar. They all call for the retirement of four coal plants and top-of the line pollution controls for three others.https://i2i.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/i2i_building_facebook_1200x630.jpg1200630