A combination of growing natural gas production and mild weather, leading to a buildup of stored reserves, will help lower monthly bills for Xcel Energy residential and small commercial customers by as…
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Xcel drained its $94M energy efficiency budget after marijuana growers took notice — and wants $34M more
After shooting through most of its energy efficiency budget for this year, Xcel Energy has suspended all its programs for businesses and asked state regulators for an additional $34 million above the…
Xcel Energy is unsure it can meet Colorado’s clean-energy goals at the cost it promised
The price tag on Xcel Energy’s $12 billion Clean Energy Plan — which is facing supply chain problems and uncertainty over tariffs — may have to rise, the company said in a…
Tri-State set to pay $70M in aid to Moffat County, city of Craig to offset impact of closing power plant, coal mines
Moffat County and the city of Craig are in line for $70 million in aid from the utility shuttering the local power plant and the coal mines that supply it, under a…
Xcel’s $440M plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions gets Colorado’s OK — but it could boost utility bills again
Xcel Energy received the green light from state regulators Monday for a $440 million plan to curb greenhouse gas emissions from its natural gas system through a combination of energy efficiency and…
Xcel’s grid, facing growing power demands, to get help from a bill racing through the legislature
A Golden homeowner’s plan to add solar panels was thwarted when the transformer in his neighborhood couldn’t handle another solar installation. Xcel Energy told him he’d have to pay $7,000 for a…