Xcel’s coal plant has been offline for a year. Who will pay the repair bill?

The company must now approach the Colorado Public Utilities Commission with a plan to pay for repairs and any power gaps caused by the outage a plan that could include requesting customer rate increases. “We are racking up a bill, but who’s going to pay that bill has not been made yet,” Katz said. Katz said the Public Utilities Commission is the key decision-maker and encouraged Xcel customers to weigh in before a final determination is made. “The Public Utilities Commission is a regulatory body. The full statement from Xcel Energy reads:” Xcel Energy is focused on safely returning Comanche Unit 3 back online while advancing a balanced resource plan that meets our customers’ energy needs.