Residents and businesses in a west Arvada neighborhood have been grappling with power outages for at least two weeks. Xcel Energy says it has fixed the problem: overly sensitive settings on wildfire-reduction equipment.
A proposal to cut 37% off the electric rate increase sought by Xcel Energy would still be the highest-ever jump in yearly revenue for a utility in Colorado, the state consumer advocate says.
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission staff says if Xcel Energy gets the full $355 million rate increase it’s seeking, the total rise in electricity bills since 2023 will reach 33%.
The U.S. military is proposing a nuclear microreactor to produce uninterrupted electric power at Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora.