RESA REPORTING IN COLORADO: BIG DATA WITH MANY STAKEHOLDERS

摘要

Xcel Energy, the largest investor-owned utility in Colorado, collects 2% of electricity usage to meet the state-legislated renewable energy standard. Xcel submits a biannual Renewable Energy Standard Compliance Plan and monthly Renewable Energy Standard Adjustment reports, serving several stakeholder groups: Xcel staff; PUC Commissioners and staff; state policy makers; ratepayers; renewable energy businesses; and industry trade associations and non-governmental organizations. Audits of these data occur internally within Xcel; the PUC also may audit if deemed necessary. Although stakeholders generally view the data as reliable, they are not always perceived as transparent or accessible. With an increasing number of programs and data collected, the process implemented by Xcel to gather and report the data needs updating. While a third-party audit of these data is not broadly sought at this time, modification to improve the process and transparency would benefit stakeholder groups.