Grateful for the Preventive Shutdown

I live in the foothills, and am VERY appreciative that Xcel chose to shut down power.

I had plenty of notice.

I question whether it was necessary to cut power to telephones. Even though I have a backup power source, as a result of the outage I had no internet connection. Cell phones do not work here. So, without landline telephone, I had no communication capabilities at all.

A better job could have been done of explaining - ahead of time - the steps that would need to be taken to re-energized the lines, and therefore a better expectation set for when we could expect power to return.

Work with Disability Advocates to Ensure All Using Medical Equipment Have Backups

Two of my colleagues could have been seriously injured or died during Xcel's unannounced shutdown on the first weekend of April. One is a fellow advocate who has a spinal cord injury that gives her minimal motion in her hands. She requires electricity to move in her electric chair or keep essential medications cool. Another is the husband of a disability rights advocate, who has ASL and requires 24/7 ventilator access and constant heating and cooling in his home to regulate his body temperature, was also put at risk.My friends were alive and okay because they were on Medicaid and…

Glad Xcel took preemptive action

Xcel learned from the Marshall and Hawaii fires and took preemptive action to prevent massive fires and destruction from wind damage. I'm happy my house didn't burn down. A few hundred dollars of defrosted food and the inconvenience of wearing an extra sweater and sleeping under more blankets is a much smaller price to pay than losing my home and irreplaceable items. People will always find something about which to complain. They could count their blessings instead. Yes, maybe Xcel could've been a little faster with notifications, but they're learning and adapting. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound…

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