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Colorado regulators seek answers after first SPP West Level 3 alert

Commission staff said the July 20 alert preceded potential controlled load shedding, but no load was shed and the specific trigger remains under review.

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Black Hills seeks $26.7 million in Colorado electric rate case

A new Black Hills rate filing would raise the average residential electric bill 14.7% before proposed refunds, or 8.8% after them, as state staff and consumer advocates challenge the request.

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Colorado PUC sends Black Hills EV plan to administrative judge

Commissioners deemed Black Hills Colorado Electric’s 2027-29 transportation electrification filing complete and moved the $2.71 million proposal into an administrative law judge proceeding.

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Colorado PUC lets Xcel rider changes take effect July 1, lowering some charges and raising others

Colorado regulators allowed several Public Service Company of Colorado rider updates to take effect by operation of law July 1, cutting demand-side management charges but increasing gas, steam and wildfire mitigation charges.

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Colorado PUC sets hearing schedule in Xcel large-load tariff case

Commissioners approved an unopposed procedural calendar in Public Service Co. of Colorado’s large new-load tariff case and asked parties to address both revenues and costs for a hypothetical 300-megawatt customer when comparing rates across utilities.

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Colorado PUC expands transmission-rule overhaul, says Tri-State line needs no CPCN

Colorado regulators on June 10 expanded a transmission-rule overhaul and, in the same meeting, said Tri-State’s Sydney Holcomb 345-kV line does not need a CPCN because it crosses Colorado without serving Colorado customers or interconnecting with Colorado facilities.

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Colorado PUC lets noncompetitor parties see some Xcel large-load data under NDA

Colorado regulators narrowed a confidentiality fight in Xcel Energy’s large-load tariff case, allowing some customer-specific load and location data to be shared with noncompetitor interveners under nondisclosure agreements as the case moves toward a hearing later this year.

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Atmos Energy settlement would cut proposed Colorado gas-rate increase to $10.7 million

A June 10 Colorado Public Utilities Commission briefing said a settlement trimmed Atmos Energy’s requested gas-rate increase, dropped some proposed charges and would zero out current SSIR rates after prior true-ups are recovered. The accessible public record reviewed for this story does not clearly show a final commission order.

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Colorado PUC opens transmission rulemaking on planning, grid technology and cost recovery

Commissioners opened a statewide rulemaking that could change how utilities plan major transmission projects, evaluate lower-cost alternatives and recover some costs from customers.