Xcel Energy has begun charging customers across the state to recoup some of the skyrocketing costs the company has incurred building its smart grid project in Boulder.

In response, the Colorado Public Utilities Commission has decided to take a larger role in regulating Xcel’s “SmartGridCity,” which commissioners say will increase the transparency of the project.

via Boulder smart grid costs blow up, PUC orders more transparency: Latest rate increase charges all Colo. customers for Boulder’s grid.

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