Tag: natural gas
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Colorado Supreme Court upholds Black Hills’ winter storm surcharge from 2021
The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday upheld the state utility commission’s authorized method of charging Black Hills Energy customers for $23 million in natural gas purchases for a winter storm, rejecting claims that the surcharge was unreasonable. In advance of Winter Storm Uri in February 2021, Black Hills bought additional gas to ensure continued service…
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Colorado Springs City Council confirms approval of $1.8B Utilities budget for 2025
The City Council on Tuesday confirmed its vote to approve Colorado Springs Utilities’ $1.8 billion budget for 2025, including base rate increases for the next five years and a new time-of-day rate. The council at its regular meeting cast its second votes and unanimously approved next year’s budget and rate case for the municipally owned agency,…
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City Council supports Colorado Springs Utilities 2025 budget, 5 years of base rate increases
The City Council on Tuesday unanimously cast its first vote to approve a $1.8 billion 2025 budget for Colorado Springs Utilities. The 2025 spending plan is 21% more than the approved 2024 budget and will feature base-rate increases for five years, plus a new time-of-day rate officials said could save residents money on their bills.…
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Colorado Springs Utilities proposes $1.8B spending plan for 2025, including base rate hikes
Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story included a typo in city information regarding the amount of utilities department water capital expenses over the next five years. That number has been revised upwards based on the accurate city figure of $662,160,000. Colorado Springs Utilities ratepayers could pay an average of $14 more a month…
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Martin Drake Power Plant smokestacks start coming down in Colorado Springs
The demolition of the most prominent parts of the Martin Drake Power Plant began this week. According to the Colorado Springs Utilities, workers on Monday began the “careful removal” of one of the old coal power plant’s smokestacks, which have been features of the city’s skyline for decades. “This milestone only comes after weeks of…
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Colorado Springs City Council approves gas rate decrease
Colorado Springs Utilities customers will pay lower rates for natural gas beginning Jan. 15, after the City Council approved a rate decrease Tuesday. The council voted unanimously to approve the third gas rate decrease in a year, thanks to lower-than-expected costs for natural gas driven by increased supply and lower demand. The average residential bill is…
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Colorado Springs Utilities proposes gas rate decreases
Colorado Springs Utilities customers may pay less for natural gas beginning later this month. During a City Council work session on Monday, Colorado Springs Utilities staff proposed the third gas rate decrease since last January. The proposal comes before the council because of lower-than-expected costs for natural gas, driven by increased supply and lower demand,…
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Colorado Springs downtown power plant may soon stop burning coal
The Martin Drake Power Plant downtown is aiming to cease burning coal in September as part of a transition to cleaner energy sources within Colorado Springs Utilities. Utilities only has one coal burning unit left at Drake, a generator built in 1968 that produces 77 megawatts of power or about 7% of the power produced…
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Colorado Springs downtown power plant may soon stop burning coal
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Martin Drake Power Plant downtown is aiming to cease burning coal in September as part of a transition to cleaner energy sources within Colorado Springs Utilities. Utilities only has one coal burning unit left at Drake, a generator built in 1968 that produces 77…
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Energy, innovation and distrust collide in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One thing partisans on both sides of the continental divide on Colorado energy can agree on is that innovation will power the future. Innovation for renewable energy and oil and gas have another thing in common. They will depend on evolution, not revolution, as they…