Heads up, Colorado – the summer swindle has arrived. This gem comes from KDVR in Denver, reporting that Xcel Energy is prepping us for “controlled rotating outages” during high heat. Translation: brownouts. Because nothing screams “progress” like sitting in the dark while paying premium rates for “green” electricity that craps out when you need it most.
This is what happens when utility companies hook up with state-mandated climate dogma instead of reality. Xcel’s pushing conservation warnings because they literally don’t have enough juice, not because we’re out of fossil fuels, but because the grid’s been hijacked by performative solar panels and underperforming wind turbines. Welcome to the future, where ideology powers more policy than actual electrons.
The Bullet Point Brief
- Xcel Energy is warning Coloradans to brace for “controlled rotating outages” during heatwaves, because apparently air conditioning needs are offensive to the climate gods.
- Their solution? Conserve power by turning off lights and minimizing appliance use. Yep, you pay them more so they can deliver… less.
- This fragility is brought to you by excessive reliance on subsidized green energy that vanishes when clouds roll in or the wind takes a nap.
- Natural gas, clean-burning, reliable, already here, is ignored because it’s not woke enough for Democrat regulators.
- We were promised green utopia; what we got was rolling blackouts and virtue-signaling press releases while your fridge thaws.
My Bottom Line
Well folks, welcome to progressive paradise – where your AC goes off in August so politicians can brag about climate goals on Twitter. We’re not short on power; we’re short on common sense. And thanks to Xcel and their tail-wagging obedience to Colorado’s far-left mandates, you’re going to start hearing “controlled rotating outage” a whole lot more. That’s code for: we had power until some genius decided windmills and unicorn farts would carry the load.
Let’s be real: if government-backed energy schemes worked half as well as their glossy brochures promised, we wouldn’t be prepping candles every time it gets hot out. But nooope. Instead of using the natural gas God gave us (and Weld County practically sits on), we’ve chosen an energy strategy curated by Instagram influencers posing next to solar panels paid for with your tax dollars.
This isn’t about saving the planet, it’s about sabotaging working systems and calling it leadership. Reliable energy isn’t negotiable just because bureaucrats want headlines at climate summits. I’m tired of bowing down to this eco-serfdom while my constituents sweat through another night and their power bills look like mortgage payments.
You want sustainability? Then how about sustaining power when we actually need it? Drill here. Burn clean natural gas here. Generate electricity here – you know, stuff that works without praying for cloudless winds at peak demand hours. If Xcel wants our trust, they can start by keeping the damn lights on.
