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Colorado Springs Utilities enters first summer with higher Energy Wise rates
Many homes have only had a few months to get accustomed to Colorado Springs Utilities’ new Energy Wise rates. Beginning Monday, they will have to adapt to a temporary increase in the rates. From the beginning of June until Sept. 30, rates during the peak hours for power use in Colorado Springs will be nearly…
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Colorado Springs Utilities Board approves plan to increase CEO pay to $700,000
Colorado Springs Utilities CEO Travas Deal will make $700,000 a year — a pay increase of $150,000 — by the end of 2027 under an agreement unanimously approved Wednesday by the Utilities Board. Under the two-step pay increase plan, the CEO’s salary will go from $550,000 a year to $700,000. The first increase would take…
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Bill to keep Ray Nixon Power Plant open longer heads to Polis
A bill that allows Colorado Springs Utilities to take an extra three years to take the Ray Nixon Power Plant offline is heading to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk to become law. The law moves the deadline for the power plant to be taken offline from the end of 2029 to the end of 2032. Ray…
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Focus groups, fees and plug-in panels: Interest in home solar grows in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs Utilities will take another run at enacting new fees for residents who connect their home solar panels to the power grid as the popularity of solar energy continues to grow. At a Utilities Board committee meeting scheduled for May 18, staff members are expected to present a new model for updating the net…
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Colorado legislature could keep coal burning at Ray Nixon Power Plant through 2032
A bill progressing through the legislature could nearly double the remaining years that Colorado Springs Utilities can receive coal-fired power from the Ray Nixon Power Plant. Since 1980, the plant generated up to 260 megawatts of power from its massive coal-fire generators for Colorado Springs residents. The plant is scheduled to go offline at the…
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New charge for natural gas added to Colorado Springs Utilities bills
The Colorado Springs City Council approved a new charge on Colorado Springs Utilities bills Tuesday to help cover the cost of replacing natural gas lines. The new charge will increase the average family’s natural gas bill by approximately $8.50 per month, according to Utilities. The average bill for commercial and industrial customers will increase by…
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Colorado Springs Utilities emphasizes cautious water use, not restrictions
Colorado Springs Utilities is asking customers to follow the same water rules that are always in place for the summer to avoid future water restrictions. There are six Water Wise Rules the municipal utility enacts for outdoor gardening and cleaning in Colorado Springs. One of the rules goes into effect May 1, allowing for outdoor…
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Colorado Springs Utilities may have to move new power plant to avoid interfering with airport
Colorado Springs Utilities planned to break ground this spring on a massive new natural gas power plant near the Colorado Springs Airport. Instead, the project may have to find a new home. A plume study commissioned by Utilities and a safety risk management panel earlier this year both reported that the emissions from the proposed…
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Manitou Springs ‘full steam ahead’ on Ruxton Ave. improvements
Manitou Springs’ busiest tourist bottleneck will be getting a facelift with ambitious deadlines starting later this year. Improvements to Ruxton Avenue, a narrow canyon road that leads from the city’s downtown to attractions such as the Manitou & Pikes Peak Cog Railway and the Manitou Incline, have been a long-term goal of Manitou Springs. At…
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Power shutoffs in Colorado bring protection, and problems, during fire risk
A downed power line in Sunshine Canyon in the mountains west of Boulder in December posed an electrocution risk to firefighters and bystanders after Xcel Energy re-energized it without repairing it, despite being notified of the break the day before. Then, local officials added, it posed a wildfire risk by starting a small grass fire.…