Colorado Supreme Court Declines Expedited Review of Xcel Energy Power Line Dispute
The Colorado Supreme Court has rejected Xcel Energy's request for an expedited decision regarding a dispute over a proposed power line path through ranchland in Cheyenne County. Xcel was attempting to condemn a strip of land for its Power Pathway…
Denver, CO, September 2, 2026 — The Colorado Supreme Court has declined a request from Xcel Energy to expedite its review of a dispute concerning the proposed route for a new power line. The project, known as the Power Pathway, involves Xcel Energy seeking to acquire a strip of land through ranchland located in Cheyenne County.
Xcel Energy had initiated a process to condemn the land, a legal mechanism that allows private property to be taken for public use. However, the landowner whose property is in the path of the proposed power line has raised objections to the specific route selected by the energy company.
The details of the landowner’s objections were not specified in the information available. Similarly, the specific timeline for Xcel Energy’s request for an expedited decision and the court’s reasons for rejecting it were not provided.
This rejection means the case will proceed through the standard judicial process without accelerated review by the state’s highest court. The Power Pathway project is part of Xcel Energy’s infrastructure development plans, aiming to enhance the reliability and capacity of the electrical grid. The outcome of this dispute could have implications for land use and eminent domain proceedings involving utility projects in the state.
The exact current status of the condemnation proceedings and the next steps in the legal challenge remain unclear following the Supreme Court’s decision to not expedite the matter.
Story summarized from the original created by Mark Jaffe on coloradosun.com, see more information here.
