Dive Summary:

• Colorado's Public Utilities Commission is scheduled to hear Xcel Energy's $16.5 million SmartGridCity request at a hearing Wednesday.
• The PUC already ruled that Xcel could raise rates and get $30 million of its costs back, but the utility would be required to show the project was completed and benefiting customers.
• SmartGridCity was intended to bring new energy control and electric-car-oriented features to Boulder customers, but Boulder believes that Xcel has not fulfilled its promises. 

From the article:

The Public Utilities Commission is hearing a request from Xcel Energy to recover $16.5 million from the company's completed SmartGridCity project in Boulder by charging Colorado ratepayers. ...