Xcel Energy customers have struggled with high bills all winter. The Public Utilities Commission and the legislature finally have plans to help.
Topazz McBride spoke at a rally advocating for action against high utility bills on April 12.One month this winter, Michelle Mottler received a gas bill totaling over $500 fromMottler was out of work and low on cash, to the point that she and her 81-year-old mother, who lives in an auxiliary dwelling unit behind her house in west Denver, weren't able to eat without help from a food pantry. The hefty Xcel bill was completely impossible — and turning down the heat wasn't an option.
, which is in charge of regulating the energy giant, caught heat for not protecting customers from its practices. The initial October date is key, as that's when high gas usage season begins in Colorado, with temperatures getting colder and people using gas to heat their homes. “These dynamics highlight the need for a comprehensive review of affordability, focused on relieving the energy burden for the most vulnerable customers, exploring improvements to how gas costs are flowed into customer rates, enhancing access to energy assistance, and considering a variety of other tools and strategies to address high and volatile gas prices,” the plan concludes.
Topazz McBride, vice president of social justice for the Greater Denver Ministerial Alliance and environmental justice committee chair for the NAACP Aurora Chapter, said at the rally that at Restoration Christian Fellowship — a church that provides shelter to unhoused people in Aurora — the utility bill went from a maximum of $2,500 last year to $10,000 this year.
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