Boulder Votes to Break With Xcel and Start Its Own Power Utility
Why moving utilities from corporate to public control puts energy, dollars, and decisions into the hands of local communities.
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If they can do it in Boulder, we can do it here-community owned energy
The beauty of locally owned power generation is that it is tailored to the unique needs and features of the area. Gone is the one size fits all model of service typical of the investor owned utility and gone too are many of the costs associated with centralized power delivery.
Read MoreDemocratize, decentralize and decarbonize local energy supply
Instead our local leaders linger in the 19th century and label those of us, like the planners in Boulder, who recognize this potential as jobs killers and anti-development activists. The truth is they are anti-development activists opposing anything that looks remotely like something in the future.
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