Hidden costs lurk beneath municipalization

The desire to do more for the environment and strengthen Boulder’s green leadership by controlling our electric supply resonates with anybody who cares about the planet.

Ballot issues 2B and 2C hold that passion, that good intention. Unfortunately, the good intentions and passions here may be lost in the implementation.

My Boulder-based company, Ascend Analytics, has no business ties to Xcel Energy, but we’ve helped dozens of utilities build the analytic software infrastructure to manage energy portfolios for lower costs and risks. I’ve studied and served as an expert witness on energy markets and risk management, and when I look at 2B…