Time to Replace Xcel

Xcel should not be allowed to continue to have a monopoly providing energy for the good people of Colorado. For a utility, people have no choice for their power provider. Xcel has proven themselves to be bad at their job and its time to replace them with a non-profit electric and natural gas provider who can get the job done. Xcel is a for-profit entity and I don't believe their focus is in the right place to keep our lights on and our homes heated. They should be re-investing what we pay in to improve the infrastructure. It is unacceptable that the power was preemptively turned off for 40 mph wind gusts. When we received the email advising us our power might be turned off the weather forecast was for gusts up to 40 mph. The forecast did not change over the next 3 days but Xcel turned the power off anyway. For 40mph wind. That's just unacceptable. I grew up on a farm in Kansas and can remember straight line winds of 90 mph. The energy company did not preemptively turn off the power. North Dakota experienced extreme wind in December 2025 and Rapid City did not have to suffer through a scheduled power outage. Perhaps whoever provides electricity for Rapid City should be offered the job in Colorado.