Xcel Energy Hosting Capacity Analysis and Flexible Interconnection Tariff

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The Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) voted to require Xcel Energy to provide higher-quality data on the electricity transmission infrastructure it uses in Colorado and to introduce a flexible tariff for developers connecting energy storage and renewable energy projects to the grid. This includes improvements to Xcel's hosting capacity analysis (HCA) data, making it more granular and accessible without onerous non-disclosure agreements, and the creation of a flexible interconnection and energisation policy to reduce grid connection costs and support clean energy deployment.