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Watch a recording of our Wildfire Mitigation Efforts in Colorado presentation.

Our team regularly meets with stakeholders and communities across Colorado – especially those in high-fire threat areas – to connect with members of the public, local government and first responders and better understand the unique needs of each community. Our outreach efforts also includes collaboration and benchmarking with the Electric Power Research Institute, Edison Electric Institute, national labs and our neighboring utilities to share lessons learned and best practices. Learn more about our commitment to the communities we serve.

Community Meetings

We have met with community leaders across Colorado to discuss our wildfire mitigation efforts, and to present our proposed 2025 – 2027 Wildfire Mitigation Plan. A recording of the presentation may be viewed below.

After viewing the presentation and reviewing our proposed filing, we encourage you to share your feedback regarding the 2025 – 2027 Wildfire Mitigation Plan directly with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission. Be sure to reference Docket Number 24A-0296E in your comment, which you may submit using any of the following methods:

You may also watch our 2021 virtual town hall presentation on YouTube.

Our team meets regularly with communities across Colorado, especially high-fire threat communities in the wildland-urban interface in mountain communities and front range areas with increase population living among more densely forested areas. The team hosts and attends community meetings and works with local governments to describe program activities and explain why customers are seeing additional Xcel Energy crews in their area.

Keeping You Informed

When wildfire mitigation work is proposed and in process, we will communicate with customers in the affected area via the U.S. Postal Service, email, phone and/or social media. We also use Xcel Energy’s social media channels to remind Colorado residents of what they can do to reduce the risk of wildfire damage to their homes, as well as how to prepare for outages or wildfire evacuations in their area.