The only issue I have with Bob Greenlee’s editorial taking Boulder City Council to task regarding their electric power municipalization is that the ‘g’ in god should be capitalized –  Bob Greenlee: It’s time to re-think Boulder’s muni scheme – Boulder Daily Camera

Here’s the city’s problem: Boulder is attempting to win a political battle from a regulatory body charged with administering regulated monopolies. But the city doesn’t like being told what it can and can’t do because it harbors a mistaken belief that because it has a “home rule” charter and is attempting to do god’s work by creating more renewable energy, it should be allowed to manipulate and disregard established legislative rules. This isn’t the first time Boulder has attempted to immerse itself in a convoluted line of reasoning.

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  1. Mark says:

    True to leftist form, we have a population that is peachy with imposing rules on everyone else, but exempting ourselves from them. We are, after all, the ones that should rule. We don’t need the rules imposed on everyone else, because we’re better, smarter, “more aware,” and “more evolved.” They just get in the way of promoting the solutions that will “save the world.”

    Short version: “Silly rabbit. The law is for YOU. Not for US!”

  2. David Hathaway says:

    Municipalization is an admirable idea, but…. I am mostly worried about Boulder’s financial health. In spite of what the municipalization promoters have told us, there is no assurance that electric rates will be on par with Excels. If the city had cost overruns, the electric users will have to pay the difference. After all, who else is there? (there wont be enough if you cut City Council pay). But even more disturbing, is what happens if this turns out to cost 500 or 750 million? There really aren’t any off ramps either! That would be an admission of defeat, especially after spending 50 or 100 million and 10 years getting that far. The only offramps are to elect a new slate of City Council members who run on getting rid of this attempt. Possible I suppose, but what a gut wrenching process to reverse course. No one said anything about condemnation, always full of hard feelings.

    Boulder and Xcel are going to sue the crap out of each other for 5 to 10 years and then Boulder, a very wealthy city, is going to pay whatever it takes to accomplish this goal. Lets hope it doesn’t bankrupt us. Maybe we will just lose our AAA credit rating….

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