The clock ticks

BOULDER — The Colorado Public Utilities Commission on has mailed out a written decision deeming complete the city of Boulder’s amended application to create a municipal electric utility.

The PUC had informally deemed the application complete at its Nov. 9 meeting. But the written filing officially starts the clock ticking on the timeframe by which the PUC is required by law to render a decision whether to approve or deny Boulder’s application.

The filing is largely procedural, but “obviously it’s good news because that means the commission is ready to consider the merits of our application,”…