Boulder moves to acquire [steal] Xcel Energy distribution network through condemnation

Daily Camera ^ | 7/17/2014 | Erica Meltzer

[catnipman]

Article Subtitle:

Utility says city's filing 'ignores state law and is premature'

"Boulder initiated long-threatened condemnation proceedings against Xcel Energy on Thursday, filing a legal petition seeking to acquire through eminent domain portions of the company's electric distribution network to serve as the backbone of a future municipal utility."

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[GraceG]

[ Well, at least in polite conversation. I grew up about 15 miles east of IT. ]

I blame the altitude because everyone in boulder appears to be “High”.

[mountainlion]

I blame the altitude because everyone in boulder appears to be “High”.

I think some of them are just stupid.

[GraceG]

[ I blame the altitude because everyone in boulder appears to be “High”.

I think some of them are just stupid. ]

Half stuipid, Half High...

[meatloaf]

I didn’t see any of the generation assets included. That means Boulder will always have to buy power.

[kitchen]

Yup. Next thing you know, some city will condemn a residential area because they think they can get more tax revenues if it were rezoned.

[Lurker]

Kelo.

[Sequoyah101]

Boulder is a nut house and they should build a wall around it to contain the inmates at the asylum to keep them away from sane and honest people.

[Red Badger]

Real estate is one thing, but in this instance they want to take over a business that a company built and operate it, infrastructure they did not build, install or maintain..............

[kitchen]

Yes sir.

[kitchen]

They don't want any power generation facilities, although if they could close them down they'd be happy. They're after the distribution resources so they can hook up their own wind mills and magic power sources. Can't have anyone profiting from the rape of Gaia, can we?

[Red Badger]

If they accomplish this, I’d tell them you get the wires, the poles, and transformers and a couple of buildings. NO equipment, NO personnel, NO spare parts, NO electricity, and promptly disconnect the lines from the main lines into the city limits....................

[longtermmemmory]

the government too the property of the redskins football name.

why not other property?

this is why corporations are fleeing the usa. (aka inversion)

time to start putting politicians in jail.

Huey Long lives these low information politicians.

(if hey long were alive he should have been wearing jail orange)

[mountainlion]

The epic search for a sober person in Boulder? It could take several lifetimes.