Boulder considering new proposals that could end litigation with Xcel Energy

BOULDER — Two proposals offered by Xcel Energy could end the litigation in Boulder’s effort to create a municipal electric utility.

In a city of Boulder news release, the two proposals are laid out.

• One would be a new partnership between the city and Xcel, which would create a city and Xcel Energy working board that would work to reach Boulder’s goal of achieving 100 percent renewable energy by 2030. The partnership would require a franchise, which Boulder could terminate if it is unhappy with the partnership in five years.
• The…