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Electric Utilities

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2012

    Xcel Energy not amused by April Fool's Day letters about Boulder power cuts

    April Fool's Day jokes often seem funnier to those pulling them than they do to their targets. That was undoubtedly the case for bogus letters claiming that Xcel Energy would be cutting off anyone who voted to end Boulder's relationship with the power supplier.

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2011

    Ken Salazar hawking solar "sweet spots" for an energy boost

    Ken Salazar.​Yesterday, after three years, more than 80,000 public comments, and countless hours reviewing ponderous economic and environmental issues -- in other words, pretty speedy for government work -- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar unveiled the Obama administration's slimmed-down ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    Doug Lamborn retreats as the National Renewable Energy Lab touts its achievements

    Doug Lamborn.​Call it a big fat coincidence, but days after Rep. Doug Lamborn backed off his efforts to cut funding for renewable energy research, Golden's National Renewable Energy Laboratory has unveiled a colorful online magazine promoting the practical applications of its work. Now Lamb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2011

    Japanese radiation worries in U.S.: Health dept. tries to calm fears as media stokes them

    ​This morning, Peter Boyles spent part of his KHOW morning show wondering if we should be taking potassium iodide to protect ourselves against radiation from the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan. And at this writing, the main story on the CBS4 home page asks, "Could Japan's Radi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2011

    Pueblo nuclear power plant proposal hearings against backdrop of Japanese explosions

    ​Timing is everything. With gas prices going up, up, up due to the chaos in North Africa last month, suddenly a nuclear power plant started looking good to Pueblo County, where the commissioners are considering a proposal to make that county one of the spots in the country vying for a new nuke ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    Lamar coal plant: Trinidad sues to get out of "mismanaged" project

    ​Trinidad's City Council voted unanimously last week to file a lawsuit against the Arkansas River Power Authority, claiming that the co-op has bungled the construction of a coal-fired power plant in Lamar that was supposed to provide electricity to southeast Colorado. It's the latest in a seri ... More >>

  • News

    October 7, 2010

    Letters: "Kids should not be anywhere near that monstrosity"

    ​Trinidad's City Council voted unanimously last week to file a lawsuit against the Arkansas River Power Authority, claiming that the co-op has bungled the construction of a coal-fired power plant in Lamar that was supposed to provide electricity to southeast Colorado. It's the latest in a seri ... More >>

  • News

    September 30, 2010

    Xcel's plan to convert its coal plants sparks an energetic debate

    ​Trinidad's City Council voted unanimously last week to file a lawsuit against the Arkansas River Power Authority, claiming that the co-op has bungled the construction of a coal-fired power plant in Lamar that was supposed to provide electricity to southeast Colorado. It's the latest in a seri ... More >>

  • News

    September 30, 2010

    Black out: Lamar gets steamed over a troubled coal plant -- right in the middle of town

    ​Trinidad's City Council voted unanimously last week to file a lawsuit against the Arkansas River Power Authority, claiming that the co-op has bungled the construction of a coal-fired power plant in Lamar that was supposed to provide electricity to southeast Colorado. It's the latest in a seri ... More >>

  • News

    July 29, 2010

    In the weeds: Why did the Colorado health department put a Texas felon on its pot advisory committee?

    ​Trinidad's City Council voted unanimously last week to file a lawsuit against the Arkansas River Power Authority, claiming that the co-op has bungled the construction of a coal-fired power plant in Lamar that was supposed to provide electricity to southeast Colorado. It's the latest in a seri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2010

    Xcel employees can win a camera -- by saying how much they love Xcel

    Are you ready for your closeup, Xcel employees?​This month, Xcel Energy has launched an internal contest called "Why I Love Xcel Energy," with a hand-held video camera being awarded to the employee who makes the best clip of him or her saying why Xcel is a nifty place to work -- footage that c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    Xcel Energy, others accused of OSHA violations in incident that killed five

    ​In October 2007, five employees of RPI Coating Inc. were killed by carbon monoxide generated by a fire at the Cabin Creek Hydro Plant outside Georgetown that's operated by Xcel Energy and Public Service Company of Colorado. Now, a federal grand jury has issued indictments against RPI, Xcel, P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    Public Service Company of Colorado responds to Cabin Creek charges

    Tim Taylor.​Just over an hour ago, we told you about a federal grand jury indictment leveled against Xcel Energy, Public Service Company of Colorado, RPI Coating and two individuals over an October 2007 incident at Cabin Creek Hydro Plant near Georgetown in which five workers died. Since then, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2009

    Denver gains another wind energy company

    Photo by Bodoklecksel​Denver's burgeoning alternative-energy industry will get a boost this September when formerly Portland, Orgeon-based wind energy company REpower USA Corp. moves its headquarters to Denver. The Denver Business Journal reports that the company, the U.S. subsidiary of Germa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2009

    A sunny day for Secretary Solarczar, but a slog ahead?

    ​Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar was back in Colorado today, August 4, touring a Longmont solar panel company as a way of pushing the Obama administration's vision of a clean energy economy. But that vision, which involves collecting abundant solar power from a procession of solar farms ... More >>

  • News

    April 16, 2009

    For Colorado's largest power co-op, going green will mean taking down the King of Coal

    ​Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar was back in Colorado today, August 4, touring a Longmont solar panel company as a way of pushing the Obama administration's vision of a clean energy economy. But that vision, which involves collecting abundant solar power from a procession of solar farms ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2009

    Kenny Be's Hip Tip: From the Hip Tip time machine

    This Hip Tip was originally published in the February 17-23, 1988 issue of Westword. Now, twenty years later, a look at the bright side means hoping that the environment (and its new energy economy) will be great for (ending) the recession.

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2009

    Wake-Up Call: Stimulate This

    The last time this state's economy went bust, Colorado fought its way back by constructing Denver International Airport. That's not going to be an option this time, Governor Bill Ritter said as he walked along DIA's Concourse B Thursday, off on a fast (less than 24-hour) trip to the East Coast to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2008

    Memories of Colorado’s atomic age

    The last time this state's economy went bust, Colorado fought its way back by constructing Denver International Airport. That's not going to be an option this time, Governor Bill Ritter said as he walked along DIA's Concourse B Thursday, off on a fast (less than 24-hour) trip to the East Coast to ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 13, 2008

    Who Gives a Dam?

    The last time this state's economy went bust, Colorado fought its way back by constructing Denver International Airport. That's not going to be an option this time, Governor Bill Ritter said as he walked along DIA's Concourse B Thursday, off on a fast (less than 24-hour) trip to the East Coast to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2008

    Sauce for the Coal-Fired Goose?

    The last time this state's economy went bust, Colorado fought its way back by constructing Denver International Airport. That's not going to be an option this time, Governor Bill Ritter said as he walked along DIA's Concourse B Thursday, off on a fast (less than 24-hour) trip to the East Coast to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2007

    Rich Tower, Poor Tower

    The last time this state's economy went bust, Colorado fought its way back by constructing Denver International Airport. That's not going to be an option this time, Governor Bill Ritter said as he walked along DIA's Concourse B Thursday, off on a fast (less than 24-hour) trip to the East Coast to ... More >>

  • News

    July 26, 2007

    Pole Position

    Ruby Hill-area residents want to protect their views from eleven-story utility poles, but Xcel thinks it has the juice.

  • News

    April 6, 2006

    Spring Fever, Bird Flu

    Catching errant wildlife with the web.

  • News

    January 12, 2006

    Purple Haze

    While the State Capitol glows, state residents glower over their Xcel bills.

  • News

    November 3, 2005

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of November 3, 2005

  • News

    October 27, 2005

    A Mighty Wind

    The results of Xcel's wind-power program are still in the air.

  • News

    October 27, 2005

    Carbon Loading

    Xcel’s solution to rising energy prices includes a lot of coal. Is that a bad thing?

  • News

    December 11, 2003

    Power to the People

    The answer could be blowing in the wind.

  • News

    January 24, 2002

    Power Outage

    Xcel Energy faces tough financial scrutiny as power companies nationwide feel the heat.

  • News

    October 4, 2001

    Bringing on the Heat

    The price of natural gas has been on a cycle for years.

  • Calendar

    March 29, 2001

    Best Festival Dedicated to Electrical Power

    Telluride Tech Festival

  • News

    February 5, 1998

    Blowing Smoke

    Is Public Service coming clean about its clean-air campaign?

  • News

    December 25, 1997

    Fight the Power

    Public Service's juiced-up power lines to Park Meadows spark a lawsuit.

  • News

    December 18, 1997

    Letters

    Public Service's juiced-up power lines to Park Meadows spark a lawsuit.

  • News

    December 11, 1997

    Socket to Me

    If Colorado deregulates electricity, Californians will be first in line for the state's cheap power--and Coloradans may get fried.

  • News

    May 8, 1997

    Dark Days on Black Mesa

    The Hopi want one of the largest coal mines in North America to stop using their groundwater. If springs and wells dry up, their ancient culture may disappear.

  • News

    August 15, 1996

    The Deal's Disputed Line Item

    The Hopi want one of the largest coal mines in North America to stop using their groundwater. If springs and wells dry up, their ancient culture may disappear.

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