Business Community Weighs in on Xcel Energy’s Planned Response to April Windstorm
Boulder Chamber - CO
April 9, 2024
On April 6, in anticipation of windstorms with gusts over 55 mph, Xcel Energy executed a plan to primitively cut power to areas of Boulder County. Businesses within the area experienced and continue to experience a number of challenges.
Public Forum
In response to this weekend's windstorm and power outages, the Boulder Chamber and Downtown Boulder Partnership hosted a community business forum with Xcel Energy Leadership, Robert Kenney, President, and Hollie Valesquez-Horvath, Regional Vice President, State Affairs & Community Relations.
Mr. Kenney and Ms. Velasquez-Horvath provided an update on Xcel’s response to the windstorm and addressed business community feedback with an eye toward addressing business concerns, lessons learned, and future response improvements.
Survey
To better understand the impact of these power outages on your business, the Boulder Chamber is conducting a survey. We would greatly appreciate your insights. Your responses will help us identify the losses incurred and workforce disruptions for businesses during the power outage. This information will be used to advocate for the support of our businesses and workforce and to identify future response improvements.
Please take a few minutes to complete the survey linked below. Your input is valuable and will remain confidential.
Encuesta
Para comprender mejor el impacto de estos cortes de energÃa en su negocio, la Cámara de Boulder está realizando una encuesta. ApreciarÃamos mucho sus ideas. Sus respuestas nos ayudarán a identificar las pérdidas sufridas y las interrupciones en la fuerza laboral de las empresas durante el corte de energÃa. Esta información se utilizará para abogar por el apoyo de nuestras empresas y fuerza laboral y para identificar futuras mejoras de respuesta.
Tómese unos minutos para completar la encuesta vinculada a continuación. Su opinión es valiosa y será confidencial.
Supporting Resources
- Xcel Outage Information
- City of Boulder Disaster Management Information
- Resources for Restaurants
- Amabile, Fenberg Statement on Extended Boulder Power Outages
- Governor Polis's Letter to Xcel Energy
- Governor Polis Directs PUC to Pursue Reforms that Helps Customers, and Increase Transparency, Communication, and Accountability from Xcel Energy and other Utilities
- Replacement Benefits Available to Current SNAP Participants who lost food due to power shutdown
- Xcel’s Power Outage in Boulder County: A Message from the Boulder County Commissioners
- Share Your Feedback with the PUC
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