Xcel Energy

Whose Ridiculous Publicity Stunt Is It, Anyway?

Jeremy Nichols | Posted 11.24.2009 | Denver


Jeremy Nichols

A demonstration called on Governor Ritter to stop clowning around when it comes to confronting global warming. Greenhouse gas emissions are actually on the rise in Colorado thanks to Xcel Energy.

Xcel Executive Perks: Energy Company Eliminates Executive Spending From Rate Increase After Outcry

Posted 11.24.2009 | Denver


After weeks of public outcry, Xcel Energy, Colorado's largest energy provider has agreed to drop $280,000 worth of requests for food, travel and other...

Over-exposed To Coal: Colorado Could Maim Its Economy

Anne Butterfield | Posted 11.23.2009 | Denver


Anne Butterfield

Of Colorado's power generation, 70 percent comes from one fuel type: coal, which the United States Geological Survey has estimated will stop being cheap in as little as two decades.

Xcel Energy Unlikely To Face Resistance From State Over Executive Spending

Th Colorado Independent | David O. Williams | Posted 11.20.2009 | Denver


Consumer advocates who want the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to establish a firm policy cracking down on Xcel Energy charging ratepayers for l...

Xcel Trims Rate Increase Request To $136 Million

AP | Posted 11.19.2009 | Denver


DENVER — Xcel Energy Inc. is seeking to raise electric base rates by $136 million a year, down from an earlier request of about $180 million, in...

Xcel Energy Lavishing Execs As It Hikes Rates In Colorado

The Colorado Independent | David O. Williams | Posted 11.11.2009 | Denver


With Xcel Energy on pace to disconnect power to some 70,000 Coloradans this year for nonpayment, energy activists are openly questioning why ratepayer...

Xcel To Warn Investors About Global Warming, More Companies May Follow

New York Times, Wall Street Journal | Dave Burdick | Posted 09.28.2008 | Green


New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has been busy lately trying to keep investment banks in line. That's no small task, but if the inertia of Wall ...