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Elbert County commissioners approve resolutions denying Xcel Energy 1041 permit and special-use application
Summary
On July 2, 2025, the Elbert County Board of County Commissioners approved written findings and voted to deny a major 1041 permit and a special-use-by-review application filed by the Public Service Company of Colorado (Xcel Energy) for the Power Pathway project, then moved to an executive session for legal advice on related procedural issues.
ELBERT COUNTY, Colo. — The Elbert County Board of County Commissioners on July 2 approved resolutions denying two land-use applications from the Public Service Company of Colorado (doing business as Xcel Energy) for its Power Pathway project and then convened an executive session to discuss the legal parameters of potential further action.
The board approved written findings, as prepared by County Attorney Lance Ingalls, that formalize the commissioners’ earlier direction after a June 24 public hearing. Ingalls told the board the draft findings include clerical edits and added language to bridge differences between the board’s conclusions and staff recommendations: “based on the evidence and testimony at the public hearing and significantly based on the presentation of the applicant, the board is knowingly making some findings here,” he read aloud.
The commissioners voted to adopt a resolution denying Public Service Company of Colorado’s…
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