Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include that the letter had been publicly accessible on the council’s agenda portal.
Five years into its 20-year agreement with Xcel Energy to reduce carbon emissions and reach 100% renewable electricity, the Boulder City Council has some concerns.
The council penned a letter dated Dec. 23 that’s largely critical of the company for missing carbon emission milestones; a perceived absence of projects that show emission reductions; energy affordability; and the execution of, and communication during, public safety power shutoffs. The letter is addressed to Robert Kenney, president of Xcel Energy-Colorado. The letter draft was publicly accessible on the council’s agenda portal before the item was removed…