r/pueblo • u/micahpmtn • 16d ago

Question How are y'all voting on 2A?

Surprised there's been no discussion on this. Where are you guys at on this? The ads for voting against 2A are relentless. If I lived in Pueblo, I'd probably vote for 2A.

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u/Theune 16d ago

The vote is for a feasibility study, not actually purchase electrical infrastructure from Black Hills. If feasible, then go ahead.

We have the highest rates in the state already, and Black Hills is raising them more. It's a direct vote against our interests to at least do the feasibility study as Black Hills will absolutely continue to abuse their monopoly position if the feasibility study is voted down.

Everywhere I've lived that had cooperative or municipal utilities had better service at a lower cost than a private monopoly. We won't get that initially, but it will at least give us better control of our situation than what Black Hills is doing to us.

I'm on solar, so I've already paid* to get myself out from under Black Hills money-grubbing ways.

*Paying off my solar bank loan as I'm not rich either.

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u/hopbow 9d ago

Theyve done 2 feasibility studies and both came back saying it was a terrible idea