Power shutdown not right

I live in a neighborhood with underground utilities. There is little to no danger of a downed line starting a fire. In addition, the windy was gusty, but the environment was not dry! In fact there was more moisture than normal for early April. This was merely a political stunt by xcel energy. There should be compensation for each and every household whose power was intentionally turned off. I can’t believe this is even legal..

3 Recommendations

Our power was out for 45 hours. If this is to happen again, it is important that:1. the notifications come early and often. Xcel left a voicemail on our home phone a couple hours before the shutoff but we didn't get it because we didn't have power to check voicemails. Why can't emergency alert systems be used for something like this?2. Don't promise that the preemptive shutdown will end by noon Sunday. When it didn't, we were worried, didn't know what to plan for, and there was no way for us to find out what was going on. 3. Explain…

Horrific for vulnerable people and Incredible losses

I am horrified that the Xcel CEO has been taking a record high salary, while deferring all of the maintenance that needs to be done on all of the aging power lines and infrastructure. The utility poles in Lafayette are many, many decades old, and are in dire need of replacement. Their greedy deferred maintenance has caught up to them. Xcel punished us, punished us dearly for their decision not to the proper repairs. And Xcel also punished us because they are facing a multi billion dollar lawsuit for not doing proper maintenance prior to the Marshall Fire. Xcel is…

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