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Residents express anger over proposed rate hike
August 31, 2011 12:39 AM
Hundreds turned out in Pueblo Tuesday afternoon for a meeting with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission over a proposed 19% rate hike by Black Hills Energy. The rate increase would cost the average customer around $19 dollars more a month. Those on fixed incomes say they simply can't afford... more » -
Black Hills seeks rate hike of 8 to 15 percent
May 13, 2010 4:46 PM
Black Hills Energy plans to seek a rate hike to help it pay for costs of building a $450 million natural gas-fired power plant to serve Pueblo customers. Black Hills currently serves about 93,000 Pueblo-area customers with power from Xcel Energy. Black Hills CEO David Emery told investors last... more » -
Colorado Springs to vote on 12% water rate hike
May 11, 2010 8:46 AM
The Colorado Springs City Council is expected to approve a 12 percent water rate hike Tuesday, the first step toward doubling water rates by 2016. The reason: to pay for a pipeline system to ship water from Pueblo Reservoir. The 12 percent hike would go into effect next... more » -
Anthem Blue Cross postponing rate hike again
April 24, 2010 10:11 AM
Anthem Blue Cross has again put a planned rate hike on hold. The Los Angeles-based health insurance company said this week that policyholders will not see a rate change beginning May 1. A spokeswoman for Anthem's parent, Wellpoint Inc., Kristin Binns, told the Los Angeles Times in a story Friday... more » -
Xcel proposes total rate hike of $52.7 million
March 16, 2010 8:54 AM
Denver residents could see their electricity rates increase by an average of about $5.18 a month under a proposed hike by Xcel Energy. The proposed increase announced Monday by the utility would also raise electric bills for Xcel's small-business customers by an average of about $9.21 a month. Xcel says... more » -
Xcel seeks $177.4 million rate hike in Colorado
November 3, 2009 7:16 PM
Xcel Energy's request to raise electric rates by $177.4 million is drawing fire from critics of its new coal-fired power plant and consumer advocates. The Minneapolis-based company says the proposed rate increase would raise the average residential monthly bill by $4.92. Activist Leslie Glustrom, who has challenged the rate increase,... more » -
Xcel includes food bills as part of fee hike
September 11, 2009 11:45 AM
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission has asked Xcel Energy to scrap $480,000 from its rate increase request because the money was spent on employee-recognition awards, parties, and other treats like coffee, bagels, and doughnuts. The Minneapolis-based utility is asking the commission for a $182 million rate increase in Colorado. The... more »
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