Craig F. Walker/ The Denver Post
Workers install a section of pipeline that runs through a field that abuts a subdivision on Schultz Lane in Berthoud, including the home of Steve and Tawny Peyton. Xcel Energy is putting a natural gas pipeline through Weld County. Some residents and property owners are upset over a 16-inch natural gas pipeline under construction through Weld County because they don’t believe Xcel Energy gave them adequate notice of the project and they say there was no recourse available to them to protest. Given the deadly natural-gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno weeks ago, neighbors are raising questions about safety and independent oversight of the project. (Craig F. Walker/ The Denver Post) 
Getting your player ready...
As state regulators consider Xcel Energy-Colorado's request for a $188.6 million natural-gas rate increase, advocates are warning that new investments by the utility in gas facilities will leave customers stuck paying big bills for energy they won't need.
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