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Pueblo hires consultants for 3‑month municipalization feasibility study; council debates tight timeline for May ballot
Summary
GDS Associates outlined a three‑month feasibility study on whether Pueblo should form a municipal electric utility and purchase distribution assets from Black Hills Energy. Councilors pressed consultants about community outreach and the compressed timeline for ballot language due March 7 and a May election.
GDS Associates told the Pueblo City Council on Feb. 10 that it will complete a feasibility study in roughly three months to evaluate whether the city can form a municipal electric utility and acquire distribution assets now owned by Black Hills Energy.
The study, presented by Garrett Poe, vice president at GDS Associates, and Amber Geschwind, will analyze technical and economic feasibility, potential purchase prices and separation costs, power‑supply options, and public education and outreach. Poe said the team expects to “be in late March or early April with a final report presentation.”
The study will focus on distribution assets that serve customers inside the city while assuming Black Hills would retain generation and some transmission services, GDS said. The consultants said they will examine potential power‑supply approaches, including renewable shares, and identify partners for…
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