It is February of 2024 and only now has Xcel Energy posted its schedule for installation of smart electric meters in Colorado for the year 2024. You can see it here (archived here). Conspicuously absent is any mention of Summit or Eagle counties. The schedule does list “fourth quarter of 2024” for the following mountain locations:
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- Mountain locations east of Summit and Eagle counties scheduled for smart meter installation in 4Q24:
- Black Hawk
- Central City
- Empire
- Evergreen
- Idaho Springs
- Mountain locations west of Summit and Eagle counties scheduled for smart meter installation in 4Q24:
- Fruita
- Glenwood Springs
- Grand Junction
- Parachute
- Rifle
- Silt
- Mountain locations east of Summit and Eagle counties scheduled for smart meter installation in 4Q24:
The point of the smart meters is to enable the electric company to charge for electricity based upon the time of day. See blog article.
This makes it look like Xcel Energy will not reach Summit and Eagle counties with its smart meters until 2025.