All Entries in the "Utilities" Category
Lamar Utilities Board meeting of March 10, 2026
At the March 10, 2026 meeting, the Lamar Utilities Board approved Purchase Order numbers 2025-03227 through 2025-03480, which totaled $624,367.87 – of which $605,182.71 needed board approval. The largest purchase order was for $593,191.53 to ARPA for February power purchase (estimated). Other large amounts were $5,410.00 to Steerman Law Office PLLC, $2,484.00 to National Industrial […]
Lamar Utilities board meeting of February 24, 2026
The Lamar Utilities Board met on February 24, 2026 for a regular meeting. Purchase orders totaling $87,928.26 were approved. Of this amount, $74,437.38 needed board approval. Large purchase orders needing approval included $21,680.25 to Stuart C. Irby Corporation for PUPI crossarms, $19,543.42 to Western United Electric Supply for line materials, and $7,950.97 to American Public […]
Lamar Utilities Board meeting of February 24, 2026
The Lamar Utilities Board met on February 24, 2026 for a regular meeting. Purchase orders totaling $87,928.26 were approved. Of this amount, $74,437.38 needed board approval. Large purchase orders needing approval included $21,680.25 to Stuart C. Irby Corporation for PUPI crossarms, $19,543.42 to Western United Electric Supply for line materials, and $7,950.97 to American Public […]
Lamar Utilities Board Meeting February 10, 2026
Purchase orders 2025-02731 through 2025-02952 were approved, totaling $732,855.48, of which $720,252.22 needed board approval. They included $47,645 to Tri County Ford for a new F-150 4WD pickup, $81,809.55 to CIRSA for first quarter property insurance, and $567,580.29 to ARPA for January power purchased. Payment of $155,809.37 in bills was approved. Again, due to the […]
City of Lamar utility bills slightly delayed due to software conversion – now able to take all forms of payment
The City of Lamar’s February utility bills will be available no earlier than the afternoon of Tuesday, February 3, 2026, due to a major software conversion. The City extends our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. The City is now able to process all utility payments, including credit and debit cards, at the […]
Lamar Utilities Board meeting January 27, 2026
Board Chairman Doug Thrall and Board member Jill Bellomy were both absent at the January 27, 2026 meeting. In Thrall’s absence, Vice-Chairman Jay Brooke chaired the meeting. The board voted to approve the minutes from the January 13, 2026 meeting as well as approving Purchase Orders 2025-02431 through 2025-02667. Purchase orders totaled $57,543.86, of which […]
Lamar Utilities Board holds first meeting of 2026 on January 13
The Lamar Utilities Board met on January 13 for its first meeting of 2026. Purchase orders 2025-02177 through 2025-02430 totaling $1,021,571.96 were approved. Of this amount, $996,228.74 needed board approval. Power purchased for December was the largest of these, in the amount of $537,677.43. Other large purchase orders were $191,920.00 to Powell electrical Systems, Inc., […]
Colorado regulators approve keeping coal plant open past retirement date while Xcel repairs another
(Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post) One of the units at the Comanche coal-fired plant operated by Xcel Energy near Pueblo can stay open a year longer than planned to fill the gap while the site’s largest facility, the chronically troubled Comanche 3, remains out of commission. The Colorado Public Utilities Commission agreed Wednesday […]
Lamar Utilities Board meeting of November 25, 2025
The Lamar Utilities Board met for a regular meeting on November 25, 2025. Minutes were approved from the November 11 meeting. Board members voted to approve purchase orders 2025-01488 through 2025-01774. These purchase orders totaled $289,804.42, with $272,580.42 needing board approval. The largest purchase order was for SD Myers, LLC, the company who performed the […]
Xcel Energy seeks $355.5M revenue hike, increasing residential bills nearly 10% on average
Utility says rate increase would cover costs associated with growth in demand, reliability Xcel Energy, Colorado’s largest electric utility, has asked state regulators for an increase of $355.5 million to its rate base, which would boost the average residential electric bill by nearly 10% per month. Xcel filed the proposal Friday with the Colorado Public Utilities […]
Lamar Utilities Board meeting of November 11, 2025
Minutes from the October 28, 2025 meeting were approved, as were purchase orders #2025-01230 through #2025-01485. The total amount of purchase orders was $773,295.12, with $757,807.07 needing board approval. $700,330.64 of this amount was the October estimated power purchase from ARPA. Also included was $50,631.43 for the purchase of 30, 35, 40 and 45-foot wooden […]
Comanche 3, Xcel Energy’s troubled coal plant, likely out of commission for months
Xcel Energy’s coal-fired Comanche Generating Station in Pueblo on Nov. 12, 2024. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post) Xcel Energy’s chronically troubled coal plant Comanche 3, scheduled for retirement by the end of 2030, hasn’t been working since mid-August and could be out of service until next summer. The coal plant in Pueblo County experienced elevated […]
Lamar Utilities Board meeting of October 14 includes 2026 budget report
The Lamar Utilities Board met Tuesday, Oct. 14 for a regular bi-weekly meeting. Minutes from the September 23, 2025 meeting were approved, as were purchase orders 2025-00383 through 2025-01005. Of the $1,130,099.08 in purchase orders, $1,104,685.80 needed board approval. Large purchase orders for this period of time included $96,484.02 to ARPA for estimated September power […]
Lamar Utility Board meeting of September 23, 2025
The board approved minutes from the September 9 meeting as well as purchase orders 2025-00050 through 2025-00582. There was an unusually large number of purchase orders to approve due to the recent Tyler software conversion for the City of Lamar. Purchase orders totaled $1,226,408.58, of which $1,192,806.28 needed board approval. The largest purchase order was […]
ARPA Business Operations for September 2025 – reviews preliminary 2026 budget
ARPA Board Reviews Preliminary 2026 Budget: A preliminary budget was presented to the Board of Directors at the August 28 meeting. The budget does not include any adjustments to ARPA’s wholesale rate. The proposed budget projects total revenues of $28.5 million and a 2% decrease in the Total Operating Costs of $17.7 million. The budget hearing and […]
