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Xcel Energy has cut power to approximately 55,000 customers in Colorado due to high winds posing a wildfire risk. The outages affected businesses, schools, and critical facilities, with some residents eligible for replacement benefits and spoiled food collection. The company faced backlash and an investigation by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission for its preemptive power shutdown.
“We’re the guinea pigs”: Boulder County officials question Xcel about power shutdown https://t.co/Q31hrVi6eh
Letters: Xcel’s high wind power shutdown — prevented wildfires and saved lives or inconvenienced thousands to avoid lawsuits? https://t.co/gq8TyGVGMq
Officials from Boulder, Jefferson and Larimer counties met on Wednesday with executives from Xcel Energy, seeking answers to concerns constituents raised about extended power outages in the wake of last weekend’s wind storm. https://t.co/O3axkobhV5
