BERTHOUD, Colo. — Restaurant owners across Colorado’s Front Range are bracing for the possibility of another public safety power shutoff (PSPS), a move they say could equate to more lost business and thousands of dollars in spoiled food.
In the Town of Berthoud, Veronica Turner and her husband own Turner’s Pit Barbeque. On Wednesday, they lost power as part of Xcel Energy’s initial round of shutoffs, but they say a second one could be especially harmful to their small business.
“I can’t stand to lose anything, I can’t stand to lose clients or customers,” Turner said. “We’re a year into our business, we’re so new. We just celebrated our one-year anniversary. Every dime counts.”…