Thank you for your outreach

[Jody Shadduck-McNally - Larimer Commissioner]

Dear Mr. Burlingame, Mr. Richard, Mr. Harrington, Mr. Abarca, Mr. Rahner, Mr. Belcher, Mr. Paulson, and Ms. Hixson,

Dear Mr. Burlingame,

Thank you for bringing this situation to our attention.  We are sorry about the impact of these weather events on your businesses.  However, the Larimer County Board of County Commissioners do not have any oversight or authority to regulate when power is delivered or not.  We do work in partnership with Xcel Energy under many circumstances including disaster preparedness and recovery and understand that Xcel Energy experienced significant damages during the last wind event.  They are working on infrastructure solutions to further minimize any outages that may occur in the future.  We have visited with Hans Rodvik who is the Area Manager for Community Relations and Local Government Affairs and encourage you and other business owners to work directly with him regarding your particular circumstances. He is copied on this email. Here is his contact information:

Hans Rodvik
Xcel Energy 
Area Manager, Community Relations and Local Government Affairs
1500 6^th Avenue, Greeley, CO 80631
E: hans....@xcelenergy.com

Respectfully,

Commissioner Jody Shadduck-McNally

Chair, Larimer County BOCC

	Jody Shadduck-McNally Larimer County Commissioner, District 3
	Commissioner's Office 200 W Oak St, Fort Collins, 80521 | 2nd Floor W: (970) 498-7003| M: (970) 939-0558 jshadduc...@larimer.orgl | www.larimer.org

Below are the contact emails and names for the impacted Larimer businesses

Rich Burlingame                                              Jeff Richard 

Rburl...@afwonline.com                 Northern Air Heating and Cooling

American Furniture Warehouse              Je...@northernairhvac.com                                              

 

Jordan Harrington                                           James Abarca

ABC Supply Company                                  Ewing Outdoor Supply

Jordan.h...@abcsupply.com      Jab...@ewingos.com

 

Christian Rahner                                             Shane Belcher

Garage 9                                                              NOCO Party Bus

Gara...@gmail.com                              Sh...@nocopartybus.com

 

Tyler Paulson                                                   Shannon Hixson                                        

Kenney Electric                                               Hixson Mfg & supply co.

Tyl...@kenneyelectric.com                   sha...@hixonmfg.com

[Rodvik, Hans]

Good afternoon all, 

Commissioner Shadduck-McNally, thank you for the message. We do not take these events lightly, and know how impactful they are to our customers, residents, businesses, and communities. We are constantly working to make our system more resilient and reduce the impact these Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events have on our customers. 

To the business owners impacted by the recent PSPS events in December and January, I would be happy to meet with you all to hear your concerns. Our mutual friend, Ann Hutchinson with the Fort Collins Chamber, reached out to me about your concerns late last week. 

May I suggest we coordinate through her to set up an in-person meeting in the coming weeks? 

I will send a separate email with Ann to coordinate with you. 

Thank you for your patience and I look forward to working with you all. 

Hans Rodvik
Xcel Energy 

Area Manager, Community Relations and Local Government Affairs
1500 6^th Avenue, Greeley, CO 80631

C: 907-947-4784
E: hans....@xcelenergy.com

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From: Jody Shadduck-McNally - Larimer Commissioner <shad...@co.larimer.co.us>
Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2026 7:54 PM
To: rburl...@afwonline.com <rburl...@afwonline.com>; Je...@northernairhvac.com <Je...@northernairhvac.com>; Jordan.h...@abcsupply.com <Jordan.h...@abcsupply.com>; Jab...@ewingos.com <Jab...@ewingos.com>; Gara...@gmail.com <Gara...@gmail.com>; Sh...@nocopartybus.com <Sh...@nocopartybus.com>; Tyl...@kenneyelectric.com <Tyl...@kenneyelectric.com>; sha...@hixonmfg.com <sha...@hixonmfg.com>
Cc: Lorenda Volker <vol...@co.larimer.co.us>; Laurie Kadrich <kadr...@co.larimer.co.us>; Kristin Stephens <step...@co.larimer.co.us>; John Kefalas <kefa...@co.larimer.co.us>; Rodvik, Hans <Hans....@xcelenergy.com>
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