GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - Xcel Energy has implemented new smart meters around the city. Xcel customers now have the ability to interact more with their energy usage. Brad McCloud, Area ...

Xcel will begin installing “smart meters” in homes across the state. While I understand that this is a means of more closely “monitoring” energy usage, the key word is monitor.

Xcel Energy will charge millions of Coloradans ... though it only applies to those with a smart meter installed. TOU rates encourage customers to use electricity when power is cheap and plentiful.

and that can slow things down in the end,” says Wes Reeves with Xcel Energy. “Say if you have trees that fell in your yard and pulled the liens away from your meter box, there’s probably ...

Xcel Energy customers will be able to take advantage of a program with electricity rates that vary based on the time of the ...