Elbert County effort to block Xcel’s $1.7B Power Pathway upended by the PUC

https://coloradosun.com/2026/04/15/power-pathway-elbert-el-paso-puc-transmission-electricity/

Elbert County effort to block Xcel’s $1.7B Power Pathway upended by the PUC

Ruling is based on statute used just 3 times in 21 years allowing regulators to override local land use decisions on electric infrastructure projects

The Colorado Sun