Over 100,000 Coloradans recently lost power due to a preemptive shutoff of electrical service from Xcel Energy.
This unprecedented shutoff was due to the risk of wildfires being caused by downed power lines due to high winds.
For days, Coloradans were without power, losing food from a lack of refrigeration, being unable to work remotely, and being unable to heat their homes.
Many people are angry at Xcel Energy for failing to do their job of delivering electricity to homes and businesses.
But the story is more complicated than that according to Frank Lehnerz, a Fort Collins based engineer who works in the Electric Energy Industry.
In this video, Frank provides a breakdown of Colorado’s electric economy, shares a broader picture of the energy industry, and explains how utilities are highly regulated by our State Government.
Links from Video:
PowerGab Episode from the Independence Institute – Blackouts: A Power or Policy Problem? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-3s8TvBY-A
California Burning Book: https://www.katherineblunt.com/book
Shorting the Grid Book Review: https://www.hefner.energy/articles/book-review-shorting-the-grid
Colorado Wildfire Risk Map: https://co-pub.coloradoforestatlas.org/#/
Colorado Utilities Boundary Map: https://geodata.colorado.gov/datasets/cdot::utilities-boundaries/explore?location=39.875146%2C-104.773048%2C8.86
Blackout Costs $12,212 Per Megawatt Hour for Colorado Business: https://energybadboys.substack.com/p/blackout-costs-12212-per-megawatt
Finding a Voice in Colorado’s Electricity Sector: https://www.greenleapforward.wtf/p/finding-a-voice-in-colorados-electricity
The retraction about the Marshall Fire that will never happen.: https://fleetingwest.substack.com/p/the-retraction-about-the-marshall
The Polis Administration’s Proposed Energy Plan Will Double or Triple Your Electric Bill: https://liberalandlovingit.substack.com/p/the-polis-administrations-proposed
Xcel Energy “Public Safety Power Shutoffs” https://co.my.xcelenergy.com/s/outage-safety/wildfires/power-shutoffs
Xcel Energy Wildfire Mitigation Plan: https://xcelnew.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/#1U0000011ttV/a/R300000BM88g/qJ5tIPee.BYHUEl5XkMkMgmoP.pPabpjqOikX0sEnrU
Xcel’s Settlement Plan and Wildfire Mitigation Plan approved by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC): https://xcelnew.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/#1U0000011ttV/a/R300000BMJnG/5zkBkMSsoqrk.FH2qUPZi2rvzianj.SDQ7TSVjJqpCE
Xcel’s Application to the PUC for their Wildfire Mitigation Plan and Wildfire Protection Rider: https://www.xcelenergy.com/staticfiles/xe-responsive/Company/Rates%20&%20Regulations/Regulatory%20Filings/Wildfire%20Protection/Verified_Application-WMP_WPR.pdf
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