Steven Dahlke

Me: I would like a small jar of black paint.
Paint store: Of course Sir, do you need Caviar, Tricorn, Noir, Black Magic, Black Night, Black Swan, Black Pepper....

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Xcel’s $30M plan to join regional "power pool" panned for high cost, lack of benefit Xcel Energy must join wholesale electric market to meet Colorado law. Execs say big upfront cost is best economic and operational choice.

The debate over regional power markets in Colorado hinges on the fine print. Projected benefits from a day ahead market are facing pushback over accuracy and the upfront price tag. See my perspective and more: coloradosun.com/2025/05/28/x...

Xcel Energy customers face more outages and longer phone wait times. "We have a real problem," regulators say. Blackouts are getting longer, more common in Xcel’s Colorado service territory, with 90,000 customers experiencing 6 or more outages in 2024

Xcel Energy customers face more outages and longer phone wait times. “We have a real problem,” regulators say.