RALLY FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY!
"Our Power. Our Future. Our Choice."
Tuesday, August 3rd at 4:45pm on the corner of Broadway and Canyon.
Boulder is at a critical juncture. We can lock ourselves into another 20-year contract with Xcel Energy – with more fossil fuels and ever-increasing rates – or we can chart a new future based on local and renewable energy.
The Boulder City Council is meeting at 6pm on August 3rd to decide our energy future. Come let the City Council and Xcel Energy know that YOU are ready for renewables!
T-shirts and some signs will be provided for use during the event, but please feel free to bring your own.
Spread the word! Bring friends and family!
For more information on the 20-year franchise agreement with Xcel and alternative paths forward, go here.
If you want to learn more about the franchise agreement and what options Boulder has moving forward, join us this Saturday, July 31st in the VG Burgers parking lot at Broadway and Arapahoe. There will be live music, sign-making materials for the rally on the 3rd, and refreshments! This event will last all day – from 11am til 11pm – so stop by whenever you can!
can some one tell me where the money is going to come in for our city if we don't use excel's 4 million for Parks and Recs and Mnt. Parks.. I mean.. I don't care for exell personally and would love to see things change.. but please someone tell me how are we going to keep our open spaces and other wonderful things here if we can't pay for them.. just asking
ReplyDeleteGreat question, Anonymous!
ReplyDeleteThe franchise fee “paid” by Xcel is really a fee that is collected from Boulder ratepayers as a part of Xcel doing business and making its profit off of our City (a profit that is, ahem, sizable). Xcel gains access to City of Boulder streets, right-of-ways and rate payers; in turn Xcel serves as a tax-collector for the City, charging ratepayers a 3% franchise fee that it then gathers and turns over to the City. Xcel the corporation is not paying the City any part of its profits for the privilege of doing business in the City.
On August 17th, Boulder City Council is expected to vote for an "occupation tax" on Xcel to be placed on the November ballot. This tax would replace that franchise fee without costing Boulder citizens any extra money.
thank you I soooooo needed that info.. was harder that I thought to find it that answer.. and I would say most I have talked to don't know that info either.. how can I get the word out.. would like to be a part of the "change"
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