BOULDER, Colo. — The City of Boulder held a virtual meeting Thursday evening to answer resident questions about December's wild windstorms that led Xcel Energy to conduct two public safety power shutoff (PSPS) events. Boulder leaders said residents should not "accept" the current situation but should at least "understand" it, noting that fire risk continues to increase given frequent drought conditions during an already usally windy winter. The meeting included a broad look at the intertwining power lines in the Boulder area's grid, explaining why some neighborhoods were affected and others weren't. Boulder leaders estimated during the meeting that a large slice of that—perhaps close to a billion—is earmarked for the Boulder area. Those leaders also clarified that Xcel has more work to do, and correcting more than a century of decisions does not happen overnight.