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  1. Xcel Energy gas bills to rise for Colorado customers

    Xcel Energy’s natural gas customers will pay more this fall after the Colorado Public Utilities Commission approved a…
    #Energy #bill #colorado #ColoradoPublicUtilitiesCommission #gas #natural #PUC #utility #XcelEnergy
    europesays.com/3233411/

  2. #Nuclear corporations often under-report radiation amounts, or take their time about reporting incidents (sometimes only after there's a whistleblower involved). After all, it's all about image and money, not public or environmental safety.

    #Xcel fined $14K over unpermitted storage of #radioactive water at #Minnesota #nuclear plant

    After a leak of #tritium at the #MonticelloNuclear Generating Station was revealed in March, Xcel faced repeated challenges in collecting and storing the tainted water.

    By Chloe Johnson Star Tribune
    December 14, 2023

    "#XcelEnergy has been fined $14,000 for storing radioactive water without a permit in the aftermath of a spill last year at its Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant.

    "Meanwhile, Xcel revealed Thursday that the original spill started a few weeks earlier than the company originally reported, and may have released more than twice as much radioactive water as it originally estimated.

    "The plant, about a 30-minute drive northwest of the Twin Cities, sprung a leak of tritium-tainted water in late 2022. The utility and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) didn't reveal the leak to the public until the following March, drawing public criticism and a promise from state officials to be more transparent.

    "Xcel originally reported that some 400,000 gallons of water had seeped from a broken pipe in a narrow space between two buildings. But on Thursday, it reported that the real amount was more likely between 750,000 and 900,000 gallons — an updated guess based on research the company has done and 'signs that the leak may have started a few weeks earlier than previously estimated.'"

    startribune.com/xcel-fined-14k

    #WaterIsLife #MississippiRiver #TEPCOLies #XcelLies #NoNukes #MoreOversight #RethinkNotRestart