“...Commissioners promise to ‘scrutinize this to a degree we’ve never done before’ ...”
True.
They’ll “scrutinize”.
Then they’ll approve it anyway.
And so goes the formerly great state of Colorado.
The PUC was supposed to be a watchdog to make sure regulated monopoly utilities delivered plentiful energy at affordable rates to consumers. They have completely abandoned that mission to pursue the left’s man made global warming / climate change lunacy, which drives rates up.
During the 2017 legislative session, Xcel.. failed in the Colorado state Senate.. because it made zero economic sense to force Coloradans to pay to shut down our most affordable and dependable - paid for - power plants that run 24/7, in favor of unreliable wind turbines and solar panels that increase electricity costs while decreasing dependability.
After the session, Xcel changed its tune.. by going to then governor Hickenlooper and the Public Utilities Commission for something it could not get passed through the Legislature... as its Minnesota executives and Wall Street shareholders laugh their way to the bank. Kickbacks to .. ?.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3689070/posts
The will scrutinize who is complaining. /s