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Templates, one-pagers, and contacts. Copy, adapt, send — you don't need to have read the underlying PUC filing to submit a comment that cites it correctly.

One-pager: how to comment on the Xcel gas case

Why this matters

Xcel is asking the Colorado PUC for a $122.7M / 8.6% rate increase (Proceeding 25AL-0538G) — a settlement figure still well above what the Commission's own experts recommended. In June 2026, both CPUC Staff and the Office of the Utility Consumer Advocate independently proposed far deeper cuts: Staff to a net $15M revenue decrease (~$85M increase before depreciation effects), the UCA to roughly $86M. A comment citing those two numbers by name is citing the Commission's own staff against the settlement, not just public sentiment. The decision is expected Q4 2026 — the window is open until then.

Submit a comment

Online: puc.colorado.gov/comments
Email: dora_puc_comments@state.co.us
Phone (oral comment, English/Spanish): (303) 869-3490
Mail: Colorado Public Utilities Commission, 1560 Broadway, Suite 250, Denver, CO 80202

Reference Proceeding No. 25AL-0538G in every submission. Comments that don't cite the proceeding number risk not being associated with the case record.

Template letter

Under 200 words. Fill in the bracketed fields, keep the rest as-is or adapt freely.

RE: Proceeding No. 25AL-0538G — Xcel Energy gas rate case To the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, I am a [Colorado ratepayer / resident of ______], and I'm writing to oppose the $122.7M / 8.6% settlement in Xcel's gas rate case (Proceeding 25AL-0538G). This settlement asks for far more than the Commission's own experts found justified. In June 2026, CPUC Staff proposed a net $15M revenue *decrease*, and the Office of the Utility Consumer Advocate independently recommended roughly $86M — both well below the $122.7M settlement figure now before you. This follows a pattern, not an isolated request: Xcel's electric rates have already risen 22.2% since September 2023, more than three times the rate of inflation, per the Commission's own staff report. I ask the Commission to reject the settlement as filed and adopt a rate closer to Staff's and the UCA's independent recommendations. Thank you for your consideration, [Name] [City, CO]

One-pager: Boulder's 2026 franchise opt-out window

Status: unverified — do not treat as resolved

2026 is a contractual "opt-out for any reason" year under Boulder's 2020 Xcel franchise agreement. A citizen petition to place a franchise-exit measure on the ballot launched in April 2025, but whether it reached the ballot, and what happened if it did, has not been confirmed in this project's research. Before publishing or organizing around this, verify directly against the Boulder Reporting Lab archive, Boulder County Clerk election records, and City of Boulder council agendas since January 2026.

What is confirmed: in January 2026, Boulder City Council sent Xcel a formal letter citing missed 2022 and 2024 emissions-reduction benchmarks and rising costs, but explicitly declined to pursue exiting the franchise "at this time." Exiting requires a two-thirds council vote or a ballot measure.

TODO — once status is confirmed: publish the actual one-pager (deadline, what a yes/no vote would mean, how to get involved) here.

Contact sheet

Colorado PUC — public comments: puc.colorado.gov/comments · dora_puc_comments@state.co.us · (303) 869-3490
Boulder City Council: TODO — add current council member names + contact emails before publishing.
Denver Water board: TODO — add current board member names + contact emails before publishing.
Denver DSA: TODO — add current contact for routing the Xcel gas one-pager, per the organizing-formations-first plan.
Boulder energy-democracy contacts: TODO — add current contact.