Four Colorado electric cooperatives filed a federal complaint against Xcel Energy over the increased rates connected to a 2021 cold snap. via Meghan_Lopez
Like residential customers, the utilities saw their bill from Xcel increase significantly in the aftermath of Storm Uri. However, in a 482-page complaint, the cooperatives accuse Xcel of not using prudent business practices.
“What we're looking for here is more transparency for us as a customer of Xcel and then ultimately for our membership. And we're hoping that this results in the refund of some of what we believe to be unjustified costs coming to us and to our members,” Harman said. In addition to being able to serve the peak load, or the max amount of energy companies expect their customers to use at any given time, utilities also plan for a reserve of energy in case there is an emergency. Prudent companies then purchase enough fuel to ride out the year.
The cooperatives also accuse Xcel of moving some of the natural gas that it did have in storage to its reserves rather than distributing it to customers. “Those risks should have been either properly prepared for by Xcel or they should be borne by Xcel,” he said. “The way the PUC operates in Colorado, I would say they're a little bit outmanned by an organization the size of Xcel. There's only three commissioners. They don't have an extensive staff, they don't have an extensive budget,” he said.
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