Differences still exist between Xcel, Boulder

BOULDER – Xcel Energy Inc. and Boulder business can agree on at least one thing as city officials study whether to form a municipal utility: Businesses need to speak up and make their voices heard.

The current state of municipalization was the subject of a panel Tuesday, Aug. 7, at the Boulder County Business Report’s Green Summit.

Jerome Davis, Xcel Energy regional vice president and the executive in charge of community relations in Colorado, represented the company. Heather Bailey, the city of Boulder’s executive director of energy strategy and electric utility development, represented the city.

The debate over municipalization has quieted considerably since…