SmartGridCity cost recovery decision delayed by objections

Objections to a judge's recent decision agreeing to a settlement allowing Xcel Energy to bill all of its Colorado customers for its $44.5 million SmartGridCity project in Boulder mean the ball goes back to the state Public Utility Commission for a final decision. If it had not been challenged, the original decision by an administrative law judge would have become final Wednesday, according to an article in the Boulder Daily Camera. The filings, called "exceptions," mean the issue gets kicked back to the Colorado Public Utility Commission for a final decision. After a two-week period for responses to the exceptions, the commission will schedule deliberations in a future meeting — which is expected to happen sometime in December. A settlement reached between Xcel, the Governor's Energy Office and PUC staff capped the amount Xcel could recover at $44.5 million. The three parties objecting to the judge's agreement with the settlement, the Colorado Office of Consumer Counsel, Climax Molybdenum and Boulder resident Leslie Glustrom, say the cap is too high.

Quick Take: Yes, it's been a long, convoluted process — but smart grid stakeholders who have been following the Xcel story have certainly gotten an education.

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