# @denverpost on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DUMp9GNEpWY
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/54886417-denverpost-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-01T02:00:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Denver Post (@denverpost) — https://gondola.cc/denverpost

## Caption

Faced with a barrage of complaints, Xcel Energy used a legislative committee hearing Friday to explain and defend its decision to preemptively cut power in spots along the Front Range in December to minimize wildfire risks.⁠
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Robert Kenney, president of Xcel Energy-Colorado, told members of the legislature’s Joint Energy Committee that the utility rarely resorts to planned outages, known as public safety power shutoffs.⁠
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Power shutoffs Dec. 17 and 19 affected tens of thousands of Xcel customers from the Boulder area to metro Denver. Other people lost power when hurricane-strength winds damaged electrical equipment.⁠
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Read the full story at the link in our bio.⁠
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📝: Judith Kohler, The Denver Post⁠
📷: Matthew Jonas, The Daily Camera⁠
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#Colorado #poweroutage #XcelEnergy #utilities⁠

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xcelenergy, colorado, utilities, poweroutage

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