Tag: utility
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10th Circuit upholds regulator’s methodology for Tri-State exit fees
The Denver-based federal appeals court upheld a regulatory agency’s methodology for calculating the fee owed by entities seeking to withdraw from Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association last week. Tri-State is a Westminster-based cooperative that provides and transmits electricity to member utilities throughout neighboring states and to other customers. Tri-State enters into long-term service contracts in…
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Colorado Supreme Court to hear cases on Weld County redistricting, Xcel electrocution
The Colorado Supreme Court announced recently that it will hear appeals in multiple cases, including whether Weld County must follow state law when drawing new legislative districts and when utilities may be held liable for injuries caused by their power lines. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to take up a…