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Posts Tagged Xcel Energy

Fort St. Vrain gas-powered power plant near Platteville.

Colorado’s nuclear power ambitions hinge on waste storage, lack of water

By | 03.25.11 | 3:53 pm

The future of Colorado’s dormant nuclear power industry hinges on two critical issues – water and waste – both of which could prove insurmountable for proponents of new nuclear power plants in the state. Pueblo attorney Don Banner struck a nerve last week with his proposal for a new clean energy park that would include a nuclear power plant. His rezoning request will likely be decided by the Pueblo County commissioners next month, but not before the plan sparked heated debate in the wake of Japan’s ongoing nuclear power crisis.

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PUC expert: Use existing San Luis Valley transmission lines

By | 03.25.11 | 2:55 pm

Delaying the acquisition of additional solar resources could save ratepayers money and open the door for projects smaller than the 95-mile transmission line proposed in southern Colorado, according to last week’s written testimony from a Colorado Public Utilities Commission renewable…

Colorado Independent’s Williams appears on PBS energy show with Ritter, Xcel CEO Eves

By | 03.25.11 | 12:20 pm

Colorado Independent energy and environmental reporter David O. Williams will appear tonight on the Rocky Mountain PBS show “Colorado State of Mind” on a panel that includes former Gov. Bill Ritter, Public Service Company of Colorado (Xcel Energy) president and CEO David Eves and Western Resource Advocates executive director Karin Sheldon.

Billionaire Bacon stands to profit from Xcel transmission lines he bitterly opposes

By | 03.05.11 | 5:53 pm

Hedge fund billionaire Louis Bacon, who has been battling Xcel Energy in its bid to run new transmission lines across his massive Trinchera Ranch in the San Luis Valley in southern Colorado, apparently wins even if he loses. The Denver Post Friday reported Bacon’s hedge fund, Moore Capital Management, owns nearly $56 million in Xcel stock and stands to profit from the power lines that will connect the sun-soaked San Luis Valley and its many solar power facilities to Colorado’s Front Range cities.

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Schwartz convenes Senate hearing on Xcel plan to slash Solar Rewards rebates

By | 03.02.11 | 5:12 am

State Sen. Gail Schwartz, an ardent champion of alternative forms of energy, has scheduled a hearing of the Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources & Energy Committee today to examine a plan by Xcel Energy to make cuts to its popular Solar Rewards rebate program for home solar installations.

Weekend protest (image: 1Sky)

Targeting the GOP agenda and Xcel: Colorado environmental activists surf the wave of protests

By | 02.28.11 | 5:59 pm

Read the news these days; read about protests. Over the past weekend, Colorado environmental activists joined the movement by taking their long list of frustrations to the government’s steps in three rallies in Denver and Boulder.

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Xcel Energy blasted for burying bill to up small-scale renewable energy projects

By | 02.28.11 | 7:30 am

Backers of a bill that would have prompted the study of a “feed-in-tariff” program in Colorado to connect renewable energy generators to the grid say the state’s major utilities quietly killed the legislation in committee last week because of their “continuing love affair with fossil fuels.”

PUC chairman Binz resigns but hopes to conclude San Luis power line case

By | 02.11.11 | 7:07 am

Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) Chairman Ron Binz – a GOP and coal industry piñata the last several months – called it quits Thursday, telling the Denver Post he’s returning to consulting work for groups that promote clean energy.

Municipalizing energy may be just as difficult as it sounds, expert tells Boulder audience

By | 01.28.11 | 6:51 am

Opinions are mixed as Boulder considers whether to forge stronger relationship with Xcel or form its own municipal utility provider.

State Sen. Rollie Heath calls for more investment in education and mental health programs

By | 01.18.11 | 5:51 am

Sen. Rollie Heath, D-Boulder, at a public meeting Friday said that by restoring tax rates to minimally higher levels, the state’s higher education crisis could be somewhat alleviated. Pointing to the tragic events last week in Arizona, Heath also argued that we must invest more in Colorado’s beleaguered public mental health services to help prevent similar tragedies from occurring here.

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