Which came first… wind or electricity?

Another shut down on Monday. You mean to tell me after two days of “inspecting” lines a normal wind occurs on Monday and another shutdown occurs. Put a tent over this circus!

Unsustainable solution

Unfortunately with limited cellular services in some areas impacted by the shutoff emergency communication, shutoff updates and other essential communications could not be received at our location reliably. Additional coordination with service providers is needed to ensure public safety. For example, cellular service for several providers in our area became slow and unreliable as the shutoff continued. After 4 hours the landline service also failed as it is connected over fiberoptic lines and the transceivers lost power. Even using a backup power source was unable to connect until power was restored down stream. Cellular service also improved after power was…

Another Company Prioritizing Profit so that the public can bear the Negative Externalities

As is often the case, the impacts fell hardest on the most vulnerable. Many suffered spoiled food they could barely afford to replace, insulin that nearly went bad, and the fear of relying on oxygen or other medical equipment when power was restored only to be shut off again. Local restaurants and cafes, immensely frustrated, faced a weekend of losses during what should be one of the busiest times of the year, just before the Christmas holiday.In Q3 of 2025, Xcel energy reported profits of $1.915B. That being said, every service truck I saw in our area was old, covered…