Joe Biden postpones Colorado trip amid Israel-Hamas conflict
The White House said the visit would be rescheduled
There’s been a surge of abandoned oil and gas wells in Colorado over the past 90 days
The rise in orphan wells is being fed by smaller operators who no longer find it economical to operate in Colorado and the continued discovery of old wells, sometimes by developers looking to build houses on former oil and gas sites
Xcel customers face $66 million hike in gas bills this winter
Even though prices will go up in the last three months of the year, the company says compared to the fourth quarter of 2022, its customers will see significant savings under its proposed rate adjustment for natural gas