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Xcel Energy’s $145 million bid to build electric vehicle chargers sparks opposition from private sector

Retailers, trade groups say utilities, by tapping ratepayer money, will have unfair market advantage

Denver, CO - DECEMBER 20: Scott ...
Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post
Scott Bauman, off-street operations manager of City and County of Denver plugs the charger to the electric vehicle. City of Denver dedicated its first public on-street EV charging station at the corner of 14th Ave and Bannock St. on December 20, 2017. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 12:  Judith Kohler - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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Supporters of speeding up the move to electric vehicles in Colorado see investment by utilities like one Xcel Energy is proposing as essential, but business groups say it will be hard for them to compete with utilities on providing charging stations for the public.
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