Robert Kenney

Rule Changes

Led utility's negotiating team

Denver voters rejected Xcel Energy's franchise deal last November. On July 27, the City Council voted 10-2 to send a revised 20-year agreement to the November 3 ballot.

Updated Aug 26

Built World

Public-facing operational lead explaining why PSPS restorations lag wind events: inspections and repairs must be completed before re-energizing lines.

Xcel Energy's deliberate blackout on Colorado's Front Range didn't end neatly when the wind eased. By the time crews could start patrols, the first PSPS was entangled with widespread storm damage. Xcel said total weather-related outages reached about 120,000—far beyond the roughly 50,000 customers initially targeted for de-energization.

Updated May 15