Tag: colorado springs utilites
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Colorado Springs Utilities starts new rates for incoming customers
Beginning today, Colorado Springs Utilities will be charging new customers the Energy Wise Rates which vary electricity prices at different times of weekdays. The Energy Wise Rates charge a premium price for any electricity used between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. weekdays. The higher peak is balanced out with lower power rates for holidays and…
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Remote hydroelectric plant marks 100 years of quietly powering Colorado Springs with mountain water
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save RUXTON PARK — At this point 100 years ago, the Ruxton Hydroelectric Plant was being built on the side of a mountain west of Manitou Springs. Today, the plant is still operating and turning water from the Rocky Mountains into a small portion of Colorado…
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Colorado Springs wind storm downs power lines, closes schools and leaves thousands without power
Thousands of Colorado Springs residents were without electricity Monday after a windstorm ripped through the Pikes Peak region, according to Colorado Springs Utilities. As of 7:30 a.m., wind gusts of 40-60 mph had contributed to multiple power outages, with about 10,000 customers affected, according to the utilities website. The number of affected customers was down…