Letter to the editor: Did ‘simplifying’ Xcel rates push us in the wrong direction?

Letter to the editor: Did ‘simplifying’ Xcel rates push us in the wrong direction?

Are you aware that we now pay up to triple for electricity between 5-9 p.m.?  Xcel Energy just “simplified” time-of-use electricity rates across its Colorado territory, now extending to Summit County. But did Xcel and the Public Utilities Commission push us in the wrong direction? For years, Front Range Xcel customers followed a three-step schedule that matched how the grid behaves: 1-3 p.m., mid-peak price, as demand ramps up. 3-7 p.m., on-pea…