Colorado had its election day last Tuesday, November 1, 2011. By the slimmest of margins, the City of Boulder approved local energy ballot measures which will enable the city to continue exploring municipalization of the electric service. The proposal consisted of two measures. The first proposal authorizes the creation of a municipal utility (if customer
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Smart Grid Vendor Deployment Examined by Michigan Public Service Commission
By Linda Evers on
Posted in Regulatory Concerns, Smart Meter
The staff of the MPSC filed a report that details the results of a staff investigation regarding utility smart grid vendor selection. The report provides recommendations to minimize the cost of smart grid technology deployment by exploring different methods of vendor selection, as well as the lessons learned from early adopters. Case studies were provided…
Xcel Energy denied $14.8 million in Smart Grid City Cost Recovery
By Stevens & Lee on
Posted in Cost Recovery, Utility Plans
In an order that took many by surprise, the Colorado Public Utilities Commission slashed $14.8 million in cost recovery from the Public Service Company of Colorado’s (“PSC”) smart grid pilot. PSC is a subsidiary of the trailblazer Xcel Energy. This reduction is in spite of a settlement where parties agreed to, and ALJ G. Harris Adams…