Opponents of two Boulder ballot measures that will ask voters in November whether they want to break from Xcel Energy and start a municipal electric utility have spent nearly $11,000, according to campaign finance statements.
The majority of that, $8,655, was spent by Xcel’s committee, which paid $2,706 to the campaign consulting firm Kenney Group and $4,300 to the advertising agency Vladimir Jones. Most of the remaining money was paid to Xcel employees who have spent time working to keep Boulder from forming a municipal utility.
All of the money spent by Xcel’s committee came from the utility, though company officials say the costs will be borne by shareholders and not customers.
The Boulder Smart Energy Coalition also has spent $2,343 of the $2,991 that it has so far raised to campaign against the ballot measures, according to the City Clerk’s Office.
The coalition’s funding has come from about 20 donors, with the largest gift of $1,000 coming from Boulder’s Tim Trumble. The committee’s expenditures include $1,735 for an ad in the Camera.
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