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Confusion, anxiety lingers among Xcel Energy customers regarding time-of-use price hike. ( Colorado )
Denver 7 ^
| Mar 29, 2022
| Russell Haythorn
Posted on 03/30/2022 7:39:43 AM PDT by george76
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15 years ago Xcel said spending $190 million by ratepayers - not stockholders - to upgrade existing power plants was in the ratepayers best interest to keep the units running through 2035.. now wants to close them..
As a regulated monopoly, Xcel is guaranteed huge profits... Xcel does not care about the rate payers.
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posted on
03/30/2022 7:39:43 AM PDT
by
george76
To: MileHi; dynachrome; backspace; Balata; bboop; Benito Cereno; BigEdLB; bluejean; Bodega; ...
Colorado Ping ( Let me know if you wish to be added or removed from the list.)
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posted on
03/30/2022 7:40:34 AM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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posted on
03/30/2022 7:43:12 AM PDT
by
sonova
(That's what I always say sometimes.)
To: george76
See how the rationing comes next. It’s what happens when you vote for earth worshipping socialist pagans.
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posted on
03/30/2022 7:43:15 AM PDT
by
ecomcon
To: george76
You voted for this, enjoy the suck
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posted on
03/30/2022 7:44:33 AM PDT
by
eyeamok
(founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
To: george76
Colorado has the Taxpayer Bill Of Rights (TABOR) act. It prevents tax increases without a vote. HOWEVER, the Colorado Supreme Court falsely ruled “fees” are not taxes. So, Colorado has raised “fees” all over the place. The increase in electricity costs come with increases in “fees”. It is another avenue for Colorado to tax people even more. Colorado taxes have become unbearable for many people. Just registering a new vehicle costs an average of $1,400 now.
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posted on
03/30/2022 7:47:10 AM PDT
by
CodeToad
(Arm up! They Have!)
To: george76
“I’m a grandmother and I’m on a pension,” Casillas said.”
What is the relevance, to the subject of this article, to being a grandmother? Receiving a pension, assuming it’s a fixed amount, is relevant. But there are probably quite a few grandmothers who are independently wealthy.
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posted on
03/30/2022 7:48:55 AM PDT
by
Signalman
To: george76
“15 years ago Xcel said spending $190 million by ratepayers - not stockholders “
Sounds like you need a refresher course in capitalism versus socialism!
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posted on
03/30/2022 7:49:32 AM PDT
by
TexasGator
(UF)
To: george76
As an industrial consumer, I do that now.
As a residential consumer, I have done that also.
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posted on
03/30/2022 7:50:09 AM PDT
by
redgolum
(If this is civilization, I will be the barbarian. )
To: eyeamok
40 of Colorado’s 64 counties reported registration rates that exceeded 100% of the eligible citizen voting- age population. . ~Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.
Nothing says clean government like outlawing audits.. Colorado Secretary of State : Mohamed Enab’s wife : Jena Griswold banned election audits..
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posted on
03/30/2022 7:54:20 AM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
It has reached the point where it is possible that a NG powered generator providing power during peak hours may actually be a cheaper alternative for some people.
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posted on
03/30/2022 7:54:26 AM PDT
by
taxcontrol
(The choice is clear - either live as a slave on your knees or die as a free citizen on your feet.)
To: CodeToad
Nevada County in N Calif has played the same game with “FEES” instead of “TAXES” on the property tax bills.
They are doing end runs around Prop 13.
To: eyeamok
You voted for this, enjoy the suckDid the nation vote for BiteMe..?
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posted on
03/30/2022 8:03:04 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
To: george76
My budget billing went from $115 a month to $169 a month here in Colorado Springs.
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posted on
03/30/2022 8:08:54 AM PDT
by
Hootowl
To: george76
[[ DENVER — Xcel Energy will soon start charging higher electricity rates during peak hours]]
And now we see the reason for the lefts demand that we switch to electric vehicles- they argue right now that it is cheaper to run them than gas cars, and that folks can “recharge at night when rates are lowest” but the problem is that as soon as everyone is forced onto,electric cars, everyone Wil, be charging all hours of day and night, and there no longer will be “cheaper hours” once that happens
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posted on
03/30/2022 8:10:01 AM PDT
by
Bob434
To: Bob434
And once they get everyone dependent on electric, up up up go the prices to,you know, “save muvver erff” and all
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posted on
03/30/2022 8:11:13 AM PDT
by
Bob434
To: TexasGator
Xcel Energy announced its proposal to close the Comanche I & II power units in Pueblo a decade ahead of schedule. They offered as replacement the euphemistically titled “Colorado Energy Plan” , a massive $2.5 billion fuel-switching scheme to move its Colorado customers away from baseload, reliable hydrocarbons in favor of intermittent renewables.
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posted on
03/30/2022 8:13:44 AM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: taxcontrol
Many have and others are researching NG ( still needs electricity to keep the pressure up ) and propane powered generators that can be used during black outs - not just in Texas when it got cold / snowy as the solar panels & wind mills froze / could not keep up.
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posted on
03/30/2022 8:20:31 AM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
1. Don't vote Dim.
2. Go to
http://tsi.tyconsystems.com/html/nrel_lookup.htm to see the average peak solar hours you have per day per month in your zip code. Look at the past 12 months of your power bill to see the number of kWh you bought each month. List in an Excel sheet or whatever tool each month with the # of kWh you consume each month, divided by 30 to get the daily kWh, divided by the peak solar hours per day for that month that you got from the webpage link. That's the amount of kW you need in solar panels to power your house on a sunny day.
3. Don't vote Dim.
4. Buy enough battery storage to hold about 1/3 of the power consumed in a day on average.
5. Don't vote Dim.
6. Buy an inverter that can convert at least as much DC to AC to as your solar panels can produce in optimum times (I believe now inverters cost about $1,000 for every 10 kW they convert). Get one with powerful charge controllers to charge your batteries. Increase your solar panel intake to get the maximum your inverter can handle (the system as a whole is better if you strengthen the weak links). Be sure to buy an inverter that has a "no output" or "zero report" feature so you can set it to not put power onto the grid if your power company charges a solar fee for signing up for their miniscule buyback program. Even if you live in a state that does "net metering" which means no monthly solar fee (or a very small one), count on that going away soon -- just like California solar users are learning the hard way. 7. Don't vote Dim.
That'll probably cut your power bills in half. Solar power isn't perfect. But you'll be in control of at least half of your power costs.
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posted on
03/30/2022 8:23:24 AM PDT
by
Tell It Right
(1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
To: george76
Not a big deal.
I’ve been on time-of-use rates for decades.
Just don’t run your dryer, electric water-heater or air-conditioner during the peak periods.
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posted on
03/30/2022 8:24:14 AM PDT
by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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