Public Safety Power Shutoff

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  Let’s Organize for a Better Way

  by NicoleN987, about 1 month ago

  I lived blocks away from the power shut off locations. I was greatly relieved to have kept my power but held so much empathy for my neighbors in walking distance who did not have power.

  
  Throughout this experience, I felt emotional for those directly effected and after reading through some of these stories I am so very sad for their experiences.
  
  Our children missed half a week of school due to the power being shut off. The issue being, once the power is off - it takes days to be turned back on. Hardly a whisper of wind in our... Continue reading
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  Suffering from shutdown

  by Serena1970, about 1 month ago
  I’m now suffering anxiety like a PSTD victim since the outage. Every time there is wind or a red flag notice I worry about another power shutdown. The last one cost me five days in a hotel, loss of food getting thrown out and loss of work because I work from home. I ended up getting sick during this time and had to go to urgent care. I wish someone could assure me that I am safe in my home because I’m am living in fear.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  
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  There Has to Be a Better Way

  by Frustrated in Four Mile, about 1 month ago

  I was out of power for six days. When Xcel finally tried to restore my power, ten minutes after the power came back on I heard my neighbor shouting that there was a fire and I looked out my window and saw flames. I immediately grabbed my dog, jumped in my car and evacuated from what ended up being a three-acre fire on Wild Turkey Trail off Four Mile Canyon. I'm not exaggerating when I say it was the single most stressful event of my life. This came after six days of having no power and the daily struggles that... Continue reading
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  by senior, about 1 month ago

  I am writing to express dissatisfaction with Xcel Energy’s recent decision to cut power to more than 100,000 residents TWICE, close to 30 hours each, within 4 days!!. (NO electricity for 32 hours starting 9:40am Dec 17 and for 29 hours starting Dec 19)

  To start, is Xcel just mad because they had to pay money for their part of the responsibility of causing the Marshall fires?? So, they just decided “forget you all, we’ll just turn off your power and see how you like it!”

  Labeling this as a “precautionary measure” does not excuse the scale of disruption or... Continue reading
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  XCEL - a '3rd world' utility

  by JGraham, about 1 month ago

  I am absolutely furious at Xcel which is responsible for:

  1) Starting the Marshall fire, along with a supporting role from a Cult

  2) Apparently not building the electrical infrastructure to a level that would be adequate to deal with wind levels that REGULARLY occur on an annual basis - as they have for hundreds of years!

  3) Using the winds as an excuse to shut down electricity to shield themselves from potential $ liability - without any regard for the massive costs and disruption they inflict on their victims (aka customers).

  4) Using the outages to push for electricity... Continue reading
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  Billing for December is Incorrect

  by gbsilver, about 1 month ago

  While reviewing the Xcel app for usage today, it showed 1,858 kwh for December (including the period of the outages). Our previous year's usage for the same period was ~600 kwh. I called Xcel and they said that it 'seems' that the solar power generated by our home solar system was not deducted for December this year. Our solar system generated ~400 kwh in November. So that brings the power billed by Xcel down to ~ 1,460 kwh, which is still about 2.4X our previous year's usage in the same period. I called Xcel and they gave me a a... Continue reading
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  PSPs are not the answer

  by Amy in west Boulder, about 1 month ago
  Given Xcel's recent settlement on the Marshall fire I understand its desire to avoid liability, but has anyone calculated the costs of a preemptive shutdown to those in the PSP areas? Those costs should be weighed against Xcel's potential liability. Not only did many small businesses lose revenue, but many residents in the shutdown area missed work, had to replace spoiled food, cancelled holiday plans and spent long December nights in total darkness with no way to heat our homes or make warm meals. Nearly everyone in our west Boulder neighborhood is considering installing a generator or purchasing battery-powered backup... Continue reading
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  by HT, about 1 month ago

  Because of Xcels shut off of United Power, we were without water for those days. It cost me $450 to replace a controller on my holding tank, because the shut off was so long and it surged when the power came on. Resulting in three more days without water. People in the mountains live with wells, when there isn't electricity we can't drink or flush, or shower. Thank you Xcel for this unnecessary long outage that cost United Power customers money.
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  Complete CYA move by Xcel

  by terry80403, about 1 month ago

  I live in Gilpin so I should not have been impacted by the latest "public safety" outage, but I was. Some idiotic person on the board from United Power decided it was a good idea to buy our electricity from Xcel although it has always been an independent provider. When Xcel decided to cut power, which they said was for "public safety," but was actually a CYA and punitive move because they were held responsible for the Marshall fire, at least partially, they also cut the transmission line to United Power, without determining if it was even necessary. I was... Continue reading
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  Xcel's unreasonable response to being sued.

  by Chas, about 1 month ago
  I'd like to comment on the preemptive power shutoffs. First, high winds in the front range are NOT new. My personal experience only goes back to 1969 when the Anemometer at NCAR broke due to over speed at something over 130 MPH, however, the foothills topography that drives these winds hasn't changed! Yes, some power lines did break, however, Public Service of Colorado fixed them quickly. (Service, not huge corporate profit).

  Secondly a combination of Xcel's unreasonable shutoff policies combined with Century Link/Lumen's lack of a decent backup power source renders many residents totally without emergency (or other) communication. This... Continue reading