25A-0355E Public Service Co. - Siting Permit/El Paso County - 02.05.2026 - HRA (Day 1)

Public Utilities Commission · February 6, 2026

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Hearing called to order and introductions

31:09 → 31:49(40s)

Chair Eric Blank opened the evidentiary hearing at 9:00 a.m., identified the proceeding (25-O355E) concerning Public Service Company of Colorado’s request to construct Segment 5 of the Colorado Power Pathway through El Paso County, and asked commissioners and counsel to introduce themselves (Commissioners Tom Platt and Megan Gilman, company counsel Caitlin Shields and in-house counsel Tyler Manchel, county counsel Jim Martin and others).

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Evidentiary hearing at the Colorado Public Utilities Commission on Xcel Energy/Public Service Company of Colorado’s request to construct Segment 5 of the Colorado Power Pathway through El Paso County; hearing covered witness testimony on wildfire mitigation, county permitting, community impacts, cameras and possible conditions; a former El Paso County staffer (Mr. Peterson) testified about alleged instructions to disapprove.

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