“Absolutely unconscionable,. We need to hear voices, differing voices. I know the Democrats are going to control everything, but hey, let’s abide by the intent of the statute, which is to have one opposing view.” — Polly Page, former PUC commissioner.
It wouldn’t matter to Xcel if the Comanche plants were 100 percent powered by zero-emission bunny flatulence, the corporatist money is in the closing plants and building new ones.
If the COPUC, whose commissioners are Governor appointed, goes along with this scheme, they would clear the way for future governors to do the same thing on the backs of captive ratepayers.
The primary purpose of the OCC’s efforts has been to ensure that Colorado utility consumers benefit from the reduction in the federal corporate income taxes through lower rates that become effective on January 1, 2018, the date the TCJA took effect. — Office of Consumer Council on energy rates relative to federal tax reform.
“No Colorado utility has voluntarily filed for approval of an immediate rate reduction,” Doug Dean, PUC Director on Colorado’s utilities response to savings from federal tax reform.
We assume plans to pass along the savings are being made but are not yet completed. In that spirit, please provide us an update on the status of rate reductions for Colorado ratepayers. — Letter from Colorado Senate GOP Caucus.
The Colorado PUC heard testimony from Pueblo community members regarding Xcel Energy’s plan to shut down two coal-fired generating units at the Comanche power plant southeast of Pueblo.
Street hails are a relatively new development in Colorado. They’re still virtually unknown in the suburbs, and Denver City Council only legalized them in 2007, a year in advance of the Democratic National Convention here.
The reason bureaucracies live forever: They happily take a mile when given an inch, but tend to ignore those all-too-rare legislative attempts to curb their authority. Like rented mules, they
An entrepreneurial union? Isn’t that an oxymoron?
The Governor channeled his inner Rand Paul – but then complained about “insufficient protections” for the disabled community, as though providers wouldn’t want to serve that market too.
Yellow Cab, spearheading the opposition to the latest taxi deregulation bill in the Colorado legislature, seems to be complaining that the bill doesn’t go far enough. And it’s right! An
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