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Colorado PUC holds public comment on Xcel Energy ‘Mountain Energy Project’; supporters and opponents weigh in
Summary
Commissioner Megan Gilman of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission presided over a public comment hearing on Aug. 4, 2025, on an application by Public Service Company of Colorado (Xcel Energy) to approve its Mountain Energy Project and to issue a certificate of public convenience and necessity for compressed and liquefied natural gas components intended to provide supplemental supply to mountain communities (docket no. 25ADash0044EG).
Commissioner Megan Gilman of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission presided over a public comment hearing on Aug. 4, 2025, on an application by Public Service Company of Colorado (Xcel Energy) to approve its Mountain Energy Project and to issue a certificate of public convenience and necessity for compressed and liquefied natural gas components intended to provide supplemental supply to mountain communities (docket no. 25ADash0044EG). The hearing was one of two virtual comment sessions the commission held that day; an in‑person comment meeting was held previously in Frisco in June.
The project is aimed at addressing natural gas supply constraints in the Eastern Mountain Gas system serving communities including Breckenridge, Keystone and Grand Lake. Xcel’s proposal, as described by the commission’s staff summary, combines infrastructure upgrades with a portfolio of non‑pipeline alternatives including enhanced incentives for energy efficiency and beneficial electrification (for example, rebates for high‑efficiency furnaces,…
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