rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/grid-justice-colorado-xcel?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-grid-justice-colorado-xcel' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Grid Justice Colorado https://actionnetwork.org/groups/grid-justice-colorado https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/letters/photos/000/430/392/normal/grid_letter.jpg The Front Range is being held hostage by a failing grid. Xcel Energy is currently failing to provide basic service to over 67,000 customers across Boulder, Jefferson, Larimer, Weld, Clear Creek, and Gilpin counties. We are trapped in a "Service Failure Loop"—where families are given restoration times only to face new, uncoordinated shutoffs just hours later. This is not a weather event; it is a management collapse. While Xcel petitions the PUC for a 9.9% rate increase (Proceeding 25AL-0494E) to fund infrastructure, our lines remain above ground and vulnerable. The Reality of Our Two-Tiered Energy System: Unreliable Infrastructure: We refuse to pay 21st-century rates for a grid so fragile it must be manually disabled whenever the wind blows. The Energy Burden: This crisis creates a two-tiered energy system. While those with private backup systems remain powered, the disenfranchised—who spend up to 14% of their income on utility bills—are left to watch their food spoil in the dark. A Public Safety Hazard: Our streets have become lethal. Xcel’s failure to coordinate has left critical traffic signals dark during 100mph winds, endangering every driver across the Front Range. Our Demands for Grid Justice: Deny the Profit Hike: No rate increases in Proceeding 25AL-0494E until Xcel presents a binding, state-audited plan to underground all high-risk wind corridors. End the Service Failure Loop: We demand an end to the uncoordinated "restoration loops" that leave families and businesses in total uncertainty for days at a time. Accountability for the 14%: We stand for the renters and working-class families whose disproportionate energy burden is funding corporate dividends while their basic safety is compromised. [ TAKE ACTION: SEND YOUR PROTEST NOW ] Clicking above will automatically send your demand to Governor Polis, the PUC, and your State Legislators. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/grid-justice-colorado-xcel