Colorado Public Utilities Commission (CO PUC)
Public Service Company of Colorado and the Polis administration want to keep Unit 2 of the coal-fired Comanche Generating Station running a year longer than planned.
The Colorado PUC issued a split decision approving Public Service Company of Colorado’s application to join SPP’s Markets+, finding that market participation is in the public interest and will “provide a number of benefits.”
Xcel Energy is fighting two counties that are blocking a segment of the company’s Colorado’s Power Pathway transmission project.
Colorado regulators have approved Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association’s plan to add 1,657 MW of new resources from 2026 to 2031, despite objections about the inclusion of a new natural gas plant.
The Colorado PUC voted to approve Public Service Company of Colorado's plans to join SPP’s Markets+, with commissioners split on whether the move is a step toward or away from full RTO participation.
Members of the Colorado PUC expressed differing opinions on whether PSCo joining Markets+ would be in the public interest.
The panel of SPP board members overseeing the development of Markets+ has approved the governance transition plan for the construction phase of the day-ahead market.
The study, conducted by Aurora Energy Research, found EDAM could provide the Denver-based utility $11.2 million more in average annual savings from 2028 to 2040 compared with Markets+, rising to $13.2 million through 2060.
Markets+ stakeholders will have little opportunity to ease up in coming months despite a wave of favorable developments for the market.
Public Service Company of Colorado asked the Colorado Public Utilities Commission for permission to join SPP’s Markets+.
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