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Colorado is thoroughly Californicated. And it will continue to be so until the population revolts. As in - makes Democrats afraid. Sorry, but datz da way ‘tiz.
Electric rates are going to be going up across the country and the world.
You can’t replace coal plants that were long ago paid for with new ‘Clean’ generation for free.
All of the new generation today also requires new transmission lines because it is located far from existing transmission lines.
Being Green is expensive and your betters are going to make you pay for it.
So choose someone else just like we did here in Neva........oh!? Never mind......🤔⚡
Bingo, we have found the problem! Poor Libs have a complete disconnect from actions have consequences and if you ask government to do something, they will but guest who pays!
If you want abundant and reliable electricity in today’s climate, you are going to have to pay for it.
Most of this additional rate increase is for the construction of hundreds of windmills and acres and acres of solar panels, then to build the natural gas-fired turbines driving electrical dynamos as the back-up supply of power for the times that the wind stops, or the sunlight cannot reach the solar panels (which is just about most of the time in Colorado).
If all that rate increase was just put into clean coal, natural gas-fired, or nuclear powered electrical generation, the costs of electrical power generation would drop so low that it would not even have to be metered for most consumers, just a monthly base charge much like the Internet connection fees or unlimited phone service.
First, pretty much a forgone conclusion that the PUC will approve the rate hike. They almost always do.
Second, just wait until all the utilities across the country start demanding, and getting, major rate hikes to start building the infrastructure for EVs and EV charging. It will bankrupt many and turn people into slaves of the state dependant on government subsidies and government hand-outs. But the planet will be saved and you will own nothing and be happy.
Between that and the new property taxes, your paycheck won’t go as far. Don’t forget to add in inflation.
control its all about control
This is just the start. Maryland BGE did an analysis of what is needed to just expand the distribution system, to meet projected demand once the decarbonization idiocy is implemented. The bill for just distribution improvements was up to 75 billion. No new generation, just the infrastructure to distribute electricity from other states (likely coal produced)
Many of them are crooks. Duke energy here in Florida are absolute crooks and absolute monopoly and government continues to approve rate hikes. Temperature outside change 8 degrees from previous month, NOTHING in house changed r/t usage- we even turn off cable box when not in use to save $ on electricity. Yet our bill increased 100$!! I firmly believe their plan is to punish anyone who doesn’t buy into the green agenda and get solar. We bought a canopy because stupid builder put A/C unit on sunny side and there’s no shade. Hopefully shading with canopy will help 🤞
You want a new grid and a bigger grid it’s going to cost. But of course nobody wants to pay. Really a buck and a half a month, deal with it guys.
The PUC will do anything XCEL wants.
Peak residential electricity rate is already 0.27 / kwhr due to time of day pricing. That is the summer afternoon rate. You know, when it is hot and people need to run their air conditioning.
It used to be one of the lowest in the US.
Force everybody to buy electric cars and trucks. Electric rates will go down as demand increases. /s