Xcel’s coal-fired power plants are expected to generate only half of the energy they normally do this winter, meaning the company is shifting more of its power production to natural gas — a more expensive fuel.
Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit is drawing climate activists to Boulder — and protests that the school was hypocritical for pushing for climate justice while continuing to invest in fossil fuels.
Cañon City residents say their struggles highlight how the regulatory system favors large, investor-owned utilities and leaves citizens with little choice over the cost and source of their electricity.
Robert Kenney, the newest president of Xcel Energy Colorado, wants the utility to model how investor-owned monopolies can change from coal to cleaner sources of energy.
Average payments by residents would jump by 16 percent to $49.66 a year, while the annual climate tax payments for local businesses and industries would jump by an average of 67 percent.