Municipal Utilities

Michigan Town Tearing Out Its Streetlights In Cost-Cutting Measure

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Garbage Collection, Budget Cuts, Streetlights, Libraries, Public Health, Public Sector, Highland Park, Municipalities, Austerity, Video, City Government, Oakland, Detroit, Street Lights, Austerity Measures, Municipal Utilities, Michigan, Municipal Debt, City Budget, Denver, Business News

The economic slowdown has put countless people out of work and eliminated millions of dollars in homeowner wealth. States and cities haven't been immu...

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Utility Fights Dirty in City's Battle for Clean Local Energy

John Farrell | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Energy, Xcel Energy, Electricity, Self-Reliance, Economy, Local, Boulder, Renewable Energy, Jobs, Utilities, Clean Energy, Green Energy, Municipal Utilities, Colorado, Denver News
John Farrell

In just three weeks, citizens of Boulder, CO, will vote on whether to begin a big, formal process to unplug from Xcel Energy's system and plug into local energy self-reliance.

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Jackie Ginley

Hercules Municipal Utility Has Drained City Coffers

HuffingtonPost.com | Jackie Ginley | Posted 10.16.2011

Read More: Hercules Municipal Utility, California Budget Problems, California Public Utilities Commision, Municipal Bonds, California Municipal Bonds, Utility Costs, Utilities, Hercules California, California Budget Crisis, Municipal Utilities, Municipal Debt, Bay Area, San Francisco News

Reporters Bob Porterfield and Jackie Ginley are exploring the financial challenges facing Hercules for The Huffington Post and Hercules Patch. HERC...

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Boulder Can Own Its Power With Distributed Generation

Anne Butterfield | Posted 07.16.2011

Read More: Xcel Energy, Solar Energy, Energy Prices, Fossil Fuels, Natural Gas, Clean Energy, Wind Energy, Boulder Colorado, Municipal Utilities, Denver News
Anne Butterfield

If Xcel proposes "business as usual" with its exposure to fossil fuels and a rate hike of 33 percent in nine years, Boulder's case for municipalization becomes starkly stronger.

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Rocky Road for Clean Energy, Views Still Great

Anne Butterfield | Posted 02.22.2011

Read More: Xcel Energy, Clean Energy, Boulder Colorado, Municipal Utilities, Denver News
Anne Butterfield

Boulder city staff have formally defined the parameters of Boulder's quest for a clean energy future, with or without Xcel Energy.

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Pay the Same, Get More: No New Boulder Franchise Agreement

Anne Butterfield | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Utilities Commission, Xcel Energy, American Public Power Association, Climate Science, Climate Change, Bill Owens, Renewable Energy, Puc, Scott McInnis, Utilities, Clean Energy, Municipal Utilities, Denver News
Anne Butterfield

If Boulder makes a commitment to get more information to voters for November's ballot, it has a real chance to pay the same but get more from its energy supply.

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Paying the IOU: Boulder and its Expiring Xcel Franchise

Anne Butterfield | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Boulder-Politics, Coal Power, Xcel Energy, Fossil Fuels, American Public Power Association, PG&E, Proposition 16, Utilities, Climate Change, Municipal Utilities, Dick Kelly, Denver News
Anne Butterfield

With Xcel, Boulder pays Cadillac prices to cruise at the clean edge of the fossil fuel pack, but with a muni, we could be in a thrifty Prius zooming towards lots of wind and solar, shielded from coal's various costs.

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Corporate "Smart" Initiatives Will Test California Voters' Smarts Tuesday

Jamie Court | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: California June Primary Election, Mercury Insurance, Proposition 17, PG&E, Proposition 16, California-Ballot-Initiative, California Politics, Municipal Utilities, Los Angeles News
Jamie Court

Spending tens of millions of dollars on deceptive TV advertising could be enough to buy public policy in California. You can bet companies across America will be watching closely to see what happens.

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