Xcel drops proposed surcharge on solar customers
DENVER — Xcel Energy has withdrawn a proposal for a surcharge on Colorado homes and small businesses with solar panels.
Xcel, the state's largest electricity supplier, initially said it wanted to charge solar-equipped customers to help pay the cost of distribution and transmission lines to their homes and businesses.
Xcel said Tuesday the proposal had caused "significant customer confusion." The utility told state regulators it was dropping the plan.
Gov. Bill Ritter welcomed the move, saying the fee would have been a step backward and would have threatened jobs in the solar-energy industry.
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission had scheduled a hearing on the proposal for Wednesday.
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