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Boulder, Eagle County representatives ask PUC to reopen Xcel outage probe

A Boulder representative and an Eagle County climate collaborative director cited recurring outages and aging equipment as they urged regulators to update an investigation and require Xcel to submit a funded reliability plan.

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Colorado regulators consider income-based utility payment-plan rules

Two commissioners voiced support for staff proposals to standardize payment plans for income-qualified customers and require monthly shutoff data from investor-owned utilities.

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Erie repeals approval of mineral-rights exchange

The Town Council’s 7-0 vote withdrew approval of a proposed mineral-rights sale and related property and oil-and-gas agreements.

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Polis orders temporary highway rules for fuel deliveries as prices rise

The Oct. 9 order directs state agencies to issue overweight permits on non-interstate highways and pause some dyed-diesel enforcement through Dec. 31.

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Longmont approves framework for financing home energy upgrades through utility bills

The vote authorizes development of a voluntary program; unpaid city-provided financing could lead to utility service disconnection under city collection rules.

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Colorado commission approves up to $225,000 for Denver heating-and-cooling loop design

The approval funds preliminary engineering for a pilot that could initially serve 10 city-owned buildings already on the utility’s steam system.

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Boulder seeks feedback on power-reliability roadmap, including resilience hubs

An Oct. 8 forum will help staff refine proposed strategies such as backup-power support and coordination with Xcel Energy; staff plan to bring a completed roadmap to City Council in early 2027.

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Erie commission recommends oil-and-gas rewrite with annual registration

The draft would require annual registration for existing operators and permits for new operations and major changes. Town Council has not adopted the rules or set registration fees.

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Colorado Public Utilities Commission starts process for wildfire, shutoff rules

Staff proposals would require updated wildfire plans and staged shutoff notices; commissioners also raised enforcement and customer updates during outages.