[bouldercouncilhotline] Hotline: Question regarding Xcel's press release

[kohls at bouldercolorado.gov]

Sender: Gray, Crystal

To Tom Carr:
At our Oct. 18 Council meeting a resident brought up the issue of Xcel's recent press release in which Jerome David, Xcel spokesperson, said “Voters should be aware that measures 2B and 2C do not open, but instead, close options for the city,” said Davis. “And it is misleading to say there are no adverse consequences if 2B and 2C are approved. For example, during the five or more years it will take to form the utility, we may have no choice but to discontinue, in Boulder, our Solar*Rewards, SaversSwitch, energy efficiency and conservation programs, as well as our proposed new long-term WindsourceÒ program. ” 
It is my understanding that Xcel can not discriminate against Boulder based on our geographical location nor can they discriminate against any other of their customer bases.  Has something changed at the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to change this?  Can you please give council an analysis on this statement from Xcel since I find it inconsistent with PUC policy.
Also, regarding Xcel's new Windsource program it is interesting that the price they will pay for their new wind is lower then the price they will pay for coal generated electricity but they will still charge their Windsource customers (of which I subscribe) an additional premium that exceeds the charge for coal based electricity.  Can you please ask your Xcel counterparts why they charge their windwsource customers a higher charge then what the wind actually costs?  Should we go to the PUC to discuss this as well as the other question I have raised?
I am bringing this up on the Hotline because the Mayor asked me to hold my questions until after the public hearings at the Oct. 18 meeting but the meeting ended before I was able to ask these follow up questions.
Thank you,
Crystal