Zero Trust in PUC and Xcel - focus on climate hoax and profits has compromised our infrastructure

We rely on Xcel to provide reliable power, ALWAYS. We also rely on PUC to appropriately regulate public utilities. We understand during a storm that sometimes power is lost but that is not this situation. Their infrastructure should be hardy enough that the power is NEVER turned off. They make billions of dollars a year. Their executives make double digit millions between salary and bonuses. What is PUC doing that this is acceptable especially since you rubber stamp their rate increases every year? It tells me that you are all in bed together and you could care less about the consumer. This is especially true in regards to people on fixed incomes and with significant health issues that rely on power equipment to keep them alive.

I've seen comments that we should have backup power systems. Really? Having a generator installed is very expensive. Also, I have solar but because it is leased, Xcel gets to keep the excess capacity and I only get a lower rate. In these shutoff situations it should be automatic that I am able to use my solar to power my home as well as to charge a backup battery. There is sufficient speculation that these PSPS events are only retaliation by Xcel as a result of having to pay a settlement from a suit by the state against them for the Marshall fire, even though it wasn't proven that powerlines caused the fire. Considering we have these kinds of wind events every winter there really isn't any excuse. My question to PUC is, where did that $650M go? Why wouldn't you require, as a part of that settlement, that Xcel create a detailed plan for hardening the infrastructure. Both PUC and Xcel need to focus on the consumer and not profits or CYA. I'm trying to be polite but doing this right before Christmas and impacting so many people's lives and businesses is unacceptable.

We are now on our 3rd day of no power, with only a reprieve of 15 hours between. I have had to work from home, luckily I have a small generator for my travel trailer so I can power my refridgerator, freezer and small devices. Without this we would be throwing away food, some of which are gifts for Christmas.