Tag: Xcel

An advertisement went out today that may provide a preview of the Solar Rewards Program rates to be offered by Xcel Energy.

Seventy percent of Colorado ratepayers would see their electric bills increase if a bill laid over in the House Transportation Committee becomes law, according to the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA). HB 1271 would collapse a tiered system, which currently allows low-energy users to pay less per kilowatt hour than high-energy users.

During a Senate committee hearing Wednesday, solar advocates called foul on Xcel Energy's decision to petition the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to cut solar incentive programs that have helped the burgeoning industry grow in the state.

BOULDER-- The state's famously progressive college town is rallying around what it sees as a rare opportunity to seriously cut into its carbon footprint. Boulder's twenty-year franchise agreement with Xcel Energy is set to expire at the end of this year and community members are looking to exit the contract and cobble together new deals to make a major shift toward renewable clean energy sources like wind and solar power.

DENVER-- In an energy summit today held at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center here U.S. Sen. Mark Udall told reporters that he...

Ok, so it may come as no surprise that lobbyists outnumber lawmakers. But do you know by how much? Try 5 to 1. According to the Secretary...

When all else fails, blame your screw ups on God.  He's known to do all sorts of totally unexpected things, like causing high temperatures...