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The Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) serves the public interest by effectively regulating utilities and facilities so that the people of Colorado receive safe, reliable, and reasonably-priced services consistent with the economic, environmental and social values of our state. 
 

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Key Public Comment Opportunities

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission is seeking comments on a proposal from Xcel Energy to increase natural gas rates for its customers, and on a proposal from Black Hills Electric to increase electric rates for its customers.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THESE OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE COMMENT

 

Wildfire Mitigation Plan

On June 27th, Xcel Energy filed a new Wildfire Mitigation Plan. This is the second plan filed by the Company and covers proposed spending for the 2025-2027 period totaling approximately $1.9 billion. The Plan includes new technology and programs including weather stations, cameras and drones, undergrounding electric lines, vegetation management, public safety power shut-offs, and stakeholder outreach. 

LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PLAN

Wildfire Power Shut-Offs

Over the weekend of April 6-7, Colorado experienced wind gusts of up to 100 mph in some areas of the state and sustained high winds throughout the weekend. Over 200,000 people were without power statewide - 55,000 the result of an intentional, precautionary outage conducted by Xcel to reduce the possibility of wildfire. The PUC is investigating ways that the implementation of public safety power shut offs can be improved.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE POWER SHUT-OFFS HERE

Equity Implementation Staff Capstone Report Released

Senate Bill (SB) 21-272 directs the PUC to consider how best to provide equity, minimize impacts, and prioritize benefits to disproportionately impacted communities, and to address historical inequalities in all of its work. 

In April 2022, the PUC opened a proceeding to seek stakeholder input on how it should implement the equity legislation. Commissioner Megan Gilman and Staff have hosted extensive public input opportunities over the last two years. In July 2024, the PUC released a capstone report synthesizing the results from this outreach proceeding and recommendations for future activities.

Read the Report Here

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Breaking Down the Public Calendar 
The PUC recognizes it can be difficult to understand the shorthand used to identify Commission weekly meetings, hearings, workshops and events. So, we’ve broken down the key items and terms necessary to read the calendar.

Each proceeding name begins with  a number and letter that indicates the year and type of proceeding. This is followed by 4 numbers that are sequentially assigned throughout the calendar year, starting at 0001. The final letter indicates the relevant industry.
A hypothetical proceeding titled 10A-123T means the following:

  • The proceeding was opened in 2010
  • The A indicates it is an Application proceeding
  • 123 means it was the 123rd filing of the calendar year
  • T means it is a telecommunications proceeding
     

Click here for a further explanation of the calendar.

*Please note, the first weekly meeting of the Commission of each month will be held in person and virtually.

 

Calendar of Events 

NOTE: Click on a calendar event to see additional details and information.

Direct link to public PUC Calendar (if not loading above)