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After soaring energy bills, legislation aims to level playing field for utility customers

Sponsors say bill explores ways to give ratepayers certainty; Xcel, Black Hills Energy counter bill misses mark

An Xcel Energy crew works on the power lines iat the intersection of Baseline Road and Foothills Parkway in Boulder.
An Xcel Energy crew works on the power lines iat the intersection of Baseline Road and Foothills Parkway in Boulder.
DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 12:  Judith Kohler - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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Members of a joint legislative committee investigating why Colorado utility bills shot up so dramatically this winter have proposed a bill meant to protect customers against future price shocks and level what some see as a playing field tilted in the utilities' favor.
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