I'm pleased that the Colorado Public Utilities Commission has taken steps to ensure data centers on our grid will pay more for electricity than residential customers. It is unreasonable that a large-load consumer of a finite resource would pay the same as a resident. We need the same for water. https://coloradosun.com/2026/04/02/data-centers-xcel-energy-colorado-rate-tariff-consumers/ #climatejustice
Xcel proposes new rate scale for data centers to shield consumers from added power costs

So-called large-load customers could make up most of the new demand for electricity in Xcel’s Colorado service area in 5 years

The Colorado Sun

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These utilities need to be returned to public cooperative ownership like they were in the 1960's.