Colorado

A regional electricity market is among the most powerful tools in the toolbox for lowering electricity costs, improving reliability and resiliency to extreme weather events, and integrating Colorado’s abundant renewable resources into a 100% clean grid.

United’s Sarah Steinberg reflects on four key lessons learned throughout Colorado utility Xcel Energy’s inaugural Gas Infrastructure Plan (GIP) process.

Utility Dive reports on the Colorado Public Utilities Commissioner’s vision for Xcel Energy to roll out a 50MW Virtual Power Plant this fall to improve grid reliability. The article quotes Brian Turner on what a viable VPP program would look like and the time it would take to implement.

PV Magazine reports on a recent analysis of the electric resource plan for Xcel Energy’s Colorado subsidiary, the Public Service Company of Colorado. The analysis, commissioned by Advanced Energy United and authored by Strategen Consulting Group, found a clean energy resource portfolio would be a more cost-effective way to power Colorado homes and businesses compared to building a new natural gas “peaker” plant.

Colorado Newsline reports on Colorado Governor Polis’ signing of a utility regulation bill, quoting Emilie Olson’s on how the legislation will benefit ratepayers in Colorado.