Xcel Energy斥资约400万美元拉票：三市选民将表决20年特许经营协议
科罗拉多公共广播电台11月1日报道，能源公司Xcel Energy正斥资数百万美元，推动科罗拉多州丹佛、布鲁姆菲尔德和格伦代尔三市选民在11月3日投票通过与该公司的新20年特许经营协议。这类协议授予能源公司使用市有土地铺设基础设施的权利，并协调相关工程。
公司发言人悉尼·艾森伯格说，名为「支持2K」的竞选活动由公司资金支付，活动耗资约400万美元，而公司表示将通过向用户收取的特许经营费收回这笔费用。丹佛的表决议题编号为2K。曾任科罗拉多州公用事业委员会委员的倡导组织「科罗拉多同行」成员杰夫·阿克曼说，特许经营协议是城市与用户争取话语权的杠杆，涉及可再生能源与低收入补助等议题；根据协议草案，双方每五年评估一次协议效果。
三市现行协议的到期时间并不一致：丹佛的协议于2026年底到期，布鲁姆菲尔德和格伦代尔的协议则到2027年12月31日才到期。若新协议未获通过，丹佛可能先出现一段监管不确定期。三市选民将在11月3日作出决定。
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Xcel Energy Spends About $4 Million Campaigning as Three Cities Vote on 20-Year Franchise Agreements
Colorado Public Radio reported on November 1 that Xcel Energy is spending millions of dollars to persuade voters in Denver, Broomfield and Glendale, Colorado, to approve new 20-year franchise agreements with the company on November 3. Such agreements grant the utility the right to use city land for infrastructure and coordinate related construction.
Company spokesperson Sydney Eisenberg said the "Yes on 2K" campaign is paid for with company funds and costs about $4 million, which the company says it will recover through franchise fees charged to customers. Denver's ballot measure is numbered 2K. Jeff Ackermann of the advocacy group Colorado Common Cause, a former state utilities commissioner, said franchise agreements are a lever for cities and customers on issues such as renewable energy and low-income assistance; under the draft agreements, the parties would review performance every five years.
The three cities' current agreements do not expire at the same time: Denver's runs to the end of 2026, while Broomfield's and Glendale's run until December 31, 2027. If a new agreement fails, Denver could face a period of regulatory uncertainty first. Voters in all three cities decide on November 3.
(Source: Colorado Public Radio)
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图片来源：图：丹佛市中心。Quintin Soloviev 摄，CC BY 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: downtown Denver. By Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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