The UCA defends consumers in front of the regulators, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), when energy companies like Xcel ask for rate increases. "We haven't been very successful. And the ...

State regulators have approved new Xcel Energy electricity ... This is not a bill increase!” said Eric Blank, chairman of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, during a May 7 meeting.

Xcel said the settlement would be cheaper for customers than its original proposal. The company said adding the power sources would increase estimated electric bills each year by about 1% ...

Xcel Energy Regional ... by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, to pay back Xcel for the purchase of that gas. The repayment on the electricity side of the bill will last through July ...

Representatives from Xcel Energy and Black Hills Energy agreed with previous reports from the Public Utilities Commission that their customers have experienced higher-than-usual bills due to high ...