Dive Summary:

• The battle between Boulder County and Xcel continues, with Xcel struggling to keep 5,800 customers from Boulder determined to start its own municipal utility.
• Supporters of the city-run utility say they’ll have more of a voice with a municipal utility rather than with Xcel. Now Boulder needs those 5,800 customers and two of Xcel’s substations in Gunbarrel and Niwotto to realize the feasibility of its plans.
• The fight has divided residents and businesses, with Boulder threatening to use eminent domain to claim parts of Xcel’s electrical distribution system. At the same time, Xcel has petitioned the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to stop Boulder from taking customers. A hearing to debate Xcel's request may take place as early as next month.

From the article:
“The roughly 5,800 Boulder County households and businesses that city leaders want to claim under a possible municipal electric utility represent less than 1 percent of Xcel Energy's Colorado customers and just 9 percent of the customers of a future Boulder utility.”