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Thursday, February 28, 2013  A new report is noting "serious concerns" with two mass calling systems that were used to send evacuation notices to thousands of residents during the Waldo Canyon Fire last year.

Friday, July 02, 2010  The town of Silverton and San Juan County have filed a complaint with state regulators accusing Qwest Communications of not fulfilling its obligation to run fiber optic lines to the historic mining town.

Thursday, May 13, 2010  Black Hills CEO David Emery told investors last week the utility would file a request with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to boost electricity rates 8 to 15 percent beginning in 2012 to help cover plant construction costs.

Monday, February 08, 2010  The Colorado Public Utilities Commission has decided that Xcel Energy needs to seek more approval of the project, which is modernizing the electric grid by going digital.

Thursday, January 28, 2010  The billionaire owner of a south-central Colorado ranch who objects to a proposed power line crossing his land says the utilities behind the project have illegally met separately with state regulators who will decide whether to approve it.

Friday, September 11, 2009  The Minneapolis-based utility is asking the commission for a $182 million rate increase in Colorado. The utility included the expenditures for food and parties, which the PUC says should be paid for by shareholders, not taxpayers.

Thursday, July 16, 2009  The Colorado Public Utilities Commission is holding a hearing starting at 1:30 p.m. Thursday on whether the state should require Tri-State to submit it resource plans to the state.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009  Xcel Energy Inc. said Wednesday it submitted the proposed rate cut to state regulators at the Colorado Public Utilities Commission.