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- Reports of our Concluded Meetings:

https://boulderforpeopleenergy.blogspot.com/p/reports-of-our-meetings.html

WELCOME to BACES! 

Know only bobkes?  >>> No problem!

 >>> Come to BACES! (pronounced baa-kes) 

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Birth Week of BACES: Oct. 25 to Nov. 1, 2025

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BACES' EIN: 41-2656054 

- Issued by the IRS on Nov. 18, 2025

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BACES' Certificate of Registration Number: 2025-3036637 

>>> Officially registered as a charitable not-for-profit "unincorporated community association." 

- Issued by the Colorado Secretary of State (Charities Program) on Nov. 25, 2025 -- Status: Good, and current.

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BACES' bank account number: XXX

- Opened at the Elevations Credit Union in early Dec. 2025

NOTE: Due to financial security concerns, please email Moji Agha ( moji.agha@gmail.com ) to receive BACES' bank account number & info about how to support our mission financially.

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Happenings / Developments / News -- Latest on Top

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From: Mailing List <members@boulder-aces.org>
Date: Mon, Jan 12, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Subject: BACES Meeting Tomorrow
To: Mailing List <members@boulder-aces.org>

Hi All,

As promised this is the first official e-mail from our BACES e-mail address. As a reminder there is an event tomorrow:

Xcel Municipalization/BACES --Tues. Jan 13, 6:10 PM--Portfolio of options & latest developments

Special BACES hybrid mtg/potluck--Agenda, location & Zoom info (below)

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PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD

 

Special hybrid meeting (on Zoom & in person/potluck) of the Boulder Area Coalition for Energy Sovereignty (BACES)

 INFO: https://boulderforpeopleenergy.blogspot.com/p/mission-statement.html 

 

WHEN: Tues. Jan. 13, 2026 -- 6:10 to 8 PM (Mountain); mini-agenda below 

 

Main Speaker: Leslie Glustrom

 

TOPIC: History and evolution of municipalization in the Boulder area (Talk and Q/A -- in person and on Zoom) 

 

WHERE:  

 

a) Coldwell Banker Realty office in central Boulder

 

2700 Canyon Blvd (at 28th) Suite 200 (2nd floor), Boulder, CO 80302

 

and

 

b) On Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81960668957?pwd=73sIF4XIxJccBT08VjeUGUd1mjviE8.1

Meeting ID: 819 6066 8957 *** Passcode: 189078

Phone: +1 (719) 359-4580

Summary agenda of the meeting (times are approximate)

6:10 to 6:25 PM -- potluck.

6:25 to 6:40 -- Welcoming and introductions.

6:40 to 7:10 -- Leslie Glustrom's presentation.

7:10 to 7: 20 -- Doug Rippey's "portfolio of 4 options" summary remarks--via Zoom.

7:20 to 7:50 -- Q/A and discussion -- including Aaron's brief introduction to the technical developments of BACES, email, website, etc.

7:50 to 8 PM -- Concluding remarks and announcement of our upcoming immediate plans and meetings.

8 to 8:10 -- team-building and clean-up. 

 

Contact: Moji Agha -- moji.agha@gmail.com  /  (520) 325-3545

 

See you! Please let us know your feedback, questions, suggestions, etc.

 

Thank you.

 

Peace and justice, 

 

Moji Agha 

https://juustwa.org/speakers-and-presenters/brother-moji-agha/

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REQUEST FOR INFO: 

Has private equity (or "venture capital") bought Xcel already?

 

Or, is that what is coming to the Boulder area--soon?

Jan. 5, 2026

Dear BACES community -- reached via Bcc email,

Hi and Happy New Year!

1- I am asking the alarming question, above (requesting any info/insight/feedback), given the critically important news that is now uploaded onto the "Resources" page of BACES: https://boulderforpeopleenergy.blogspot.com/p/baces-resources-page-latest-entry-on-top.html. 

BRIEF EXCERPT -- Thanks to Jesse Kumin: 

Source: https://truthout.org/articles/as-electricity-bills-rise-activists-are-demanding-public-control-of-utilities/ 

 AND 

https://truthout.org/articles/data-centers-devour-electricity-private-equity-is-buying-utilities-to-cash-in/ 

As Electricity Bills Rise, Activists Are Demanding Public Control of Utilities

AND 

Data Centers Devour Electricity. Private Equity Is Buying Utilities to Cash In: The seizure of public utilities for the sake of profit may lead to a disaster for consumers — and the planet.

“Public power” organizers are pushing for democratized control and truly public ownership of our energy system.

By Derek Seidman (Truthout -- January 2, 2026)

"...Electricity bills for millions of utility customers are skyrocketing across the U.S. while the number of households facing extreme utility debt is mounting. Energy costs are being turbocharged by the AI data center boom, which is prolonging the burning of fossil fuels in the face of intensifying climate chaos. Overseeing all this is a powerful regime of investor-owned utilities that dominate our energy system. These for-profit corporations own and control the basic infrastructure we all depend on. Their executives and shareholders profit by raising electric rates or skimping on maintenance. And now, private equity firms are gunning for utilities..." 

2- Thus, based on our on-going critically needed conversations (via email, phone, etc.) we at BACES are happy that our exchange of CARING ideas is continuing, hopefully towards the integration of "energy sovereignty" and "municipalization" -- Please see the updated summary page of BACES, herein: https://boulderforpeopleenergy.blogspot.com/p/mission-statement.html.

3- And we obviously look forward to the upcoming kind presentation by Leslie Glustrom about the history of our area's municipalization/energy sovereignty movement -- and what we can do now -- the meeting info is below. 

Please keep your valued feedback, questions, coming.

 

Thank you. 

Energetically Sovereign,

Moji Agha

https://juustwa.org/speakers-and-presenters/brother-moji-agha/

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PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD

 

Special hybrid meeting (on Zoom & in person/potluck) of the Boulder Area Coalition for Energy Sovereignty (BACES)

 

NOTE: In case of severe weather (given the season), this gathering will be held only on Zoom.  

 

WHEN: Tues. Jan. 13, 2026 -- 6:10 to 8 PM (Mountain Standard Time) 

 

Main Speaker: Leslie Glustrom

 

TOPIC: History and evolution of municipalization in the Boulder area (Talk and Q/A -- in person and on Zoom) 

 

WHERE: 

 

a) Coldwell Banker Realty office in central Boulder:

2700 Canyon Blvd (at 28th) Suite 200 (2nd floor), Boulder, CO 80302

and

 b) On Zoom:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81960668957?pwd=73sIF4XIxJccBT08VjeUGUd1mjviE8.1

Meeting ID: 819 6066 8957 *** Passcode: 189078

Phone: +1 (719) 359-4580

INFO: Boulder Area Coalition for Energy Sovereignty (BACES)

https://boulderforpeopleenergy.blogspot.com/p/mission-statement.html 

 

Contact: Moji Agha -- moji.agha@gmail.com  /  (520) 325-3545

 

Please let us know your feedback, questions, suggestions, etc.

 

Thank you.

 

Energetically Sovereign,

 

Moji Agha 

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Please share with ENGAGE COLORADO--Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) any other information you would like the PUC to know about this planned outage. 

Traumatized feedback from Boulder area residents--shared with BACES (Boulder Area Coalition for Energy Sovereignty) 

Dec. 24, 2025 

Hi. In the following "Resources" sub-page of BACES (Boulder Area Coalition for Energy Sovereignty--https://boulderforpeopleenergy.blogspot.com/(External link)), please find a number of feedbacks and ideas, reflecting (in part) the trauma that our Boulder community experienced as a result of Xcel's profit-driven power shot-off: 

- Resources: https://boulderforpeopleenergy.blogspot.com/p/baces-resources-page-latest-entry-on-top.html(External link). 

This is the link to the main (summary--mission/plans) page of BACES: https://boulderforpeopleenergy.blogspot.com/p/mission-statement.html(External link). 

PUBLIC utilities should not be for private (Wall Street) profit. 

Moji Agha (Founder of BACES) Mini-bio: https://juustwa.org/speakers-and-presenters/brother-moji-agha/(External link) 

CONTACT EMAIL: moji.agha@gmail.com

How did Xcel communicate for this Public safety power shutoff versus the one in April 2024?

Other (please specify) - Xcel's profit motive behind the "proactive" shutoff was completely hidden.

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PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD

Special hybrid meeting (on Zoom & in person/potluck) of the Boulder Area Coalition for Energy Sovereignty (BACES)

NOTE: In case of severe weather (given the season), this gathering will be held only on Zoom.  

WHEN: Tues. Jan. 13, 2026 -- 6 to 8 PM (Mountain Standard Time) 

Main Speaker: Leslie Glustrom

TOPIC: History of municipalization in the Boulder area (Talk and Q/A) 

WHERE: 

Coldwell Banker Realty office (2nd floor) 2700 Canyon Blvd (at 28th), Suite 200, Boulder, CO 80301

and

- On Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81960668957?pwd=73sIF4XIxJccBT08VjeUGUd1mjviE8.1

Meeting ID: 819 6066 8957 *** Passcode: 189078.  

INFO: Boulder Area Coalition for Energy Sovereignty (BACES)

https://boulderforpeopleenergy.blogspot.com/p/mission-statement.html 

Contact: Moji Agha -- moji.agha@gmail.com

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On Dec 3, 2025, at 10:22 PM, Moji Agha <moji.agha@gmail.com> wrote:

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD

Boulder Area Coalition for Energy Sovereignty (BACES) 

Our updated summary page >>> https://boulderforpeopleenergy.blogspot.com/p/mission-statement.html

CONTACT: moji.agha@gmail.com -- Moji Agha

Planning Meeting # 3 -- On Zoom & in person (Potluck begins at 6:10 PM, Mon. Dec. 8, 2025)  

Welcome to BACES-tan! 🙂 >>> Join your fellow BACES-tanis! 🙂 in our 3rd planning meeting (hybrid--Zoom & in person) for team-building and to become aware of -- and involved in -- the rapid & exciting progress BACES is making! 

WHEN: Mon. Dec. 8th (see time, above) in person & on Zoom--link below

WHERE: 

a) In person meeting--starts with a potluck; bring food (and energy) to share

- Coldwell Banker Realty office (2nd floor) >>> 2700 Canyon Blvd (at 28th), Suite 200, Boulder, CO 80302

OR...

b) Zoom link & Info: 

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81960668957?pwd=73sIF4XIxJccBT08VjeUGUd1mjviE8.1

Meeting ID: 819 6066 8957

Passcode: 189078

PHONE: +1 (719) 359-359-4580  OR  +1 (669) 444-9171

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SUGGESTED MEETING AGENDA

Meeting host: Riri Madiyonoe-Stone  //  Moderators: Aaron Stone & Moji Agha

6:10 pm -- Potluck (yummy) & welcome!

6:30 -- Greetings and introductions (10 min. approx.)  

6:40 -- Overview of BACES (5 min -- Aaron)

6:45 -- BACES progress report: Exciting developments (15 min. -- Moji & Aaron)  

7:00 -- Discussion of strategy, planning, and new suggestions (20 min. -- moderated by Aaron)  

7:20 -- Collaborative division of labor and volunteering (15 min. -- moderated by Riri, Moji & Aaron)  

7:35 -- Decision-making -- Consensus-based and by vote, if necessary (10 min. -- moderated by Aaron)

7:45 -- Next meetings announcements & brief discussion (10 min. -- Riri, Moji & Aaaron) 

a) On Zoom, only -- Mon. Dec. 22 (6:30 to 8 PM) -- (hosted by Moji) Zoom link, above

b) On Zoom, only -- Mon.  Dec. 29 (6:30 to 8 PM) -- (hosted by Moji) Zoom link, above

c) In person (with potluck) and on Zoom -- link above >>> Mon. Jan. 12, 2026 -- location & time, above

7:55 -- Team-building, BACES-related jokes, and goodbyes (open mic)

8:00 -- Collaborative clean up -- BACES style! 🙂

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From: Colorado Department of State <charitable@coloradosos.gov>
Date: Tue, Nov 25, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Subject: Registration approved (estimate)- BOULDER AREA COALITION FOR ENERGY SOVEREIGNTY (BACES)
To: <moji.agha@gmail.com>

Colorado Secretary of Statewww.coloradosos.gov     Jena Griswold

Name: BOULDER AREA COALITION FOR ENERGY SOVEREIGNTY (BACES) Permanent registration #: 20253036637 Document #: 20253036637 Renewal due date: 08/15/2026 Your registration has been approved. You'll need to renew each year to continue soliciting contributions in Colorado. Charitable organizations are granted an automatic three-month extension of the renewal deadline shown above if the IRS approves an extension request.  If the organization does not request an extension from the IRS, state law requires the organization to file by the renewal deadline shown above.  If necessary, a second three-month extension request can be filed online with our office. If you provided estimated financial information with your initial registration, the deadline shown above is the date by which you must file an Amendment to replace those estimates with actual financial information. In the BACES case, this date is Dec. 31, 2025.  View your filing. Charities Program Colorado Department of State Business & Licensing Division 1700 Broadway, Suite 550 Denver, CO  80290 charitable@coloradosos.gov 303-894-2200 (option 2)

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Colorado Secretary of State

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1700 Broadway, Ste. 550, Denver, CO 80290

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303-894-2200

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SPREAD THE WORD

Boulder Area Coalition for Energy Sovereignty (BACES) 

>>> https://boulderforpeopleenergy.blogspot.com/p/mission-statement.html (updated page) 

Planning Meeting # 2 -- only on Zoom 

>>> Suggested agenda, Draft petition language, and Dec. 8th HYBRID meeting (info, all below 

Welcome to BACES-tan!  

>>> Join your fellow BACES-tanis!  in our 2nd planning meeting (only on Zoom) to become aware of the rapid & exciting progress BACES is making! 

WHEN: 

Mon., Nov. 24, 2025, 6:30 to 8 PM, Mountain time zone

Zoom link & Info: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81960668957?pwd=73sIF4XIxJccBT08VjeUGUd1mjviE8.1

Meeting ID: 819 6066 8957

Passcode: 189078

PHONE: +1 (719) 359-359-4580  OR  +1 (669) 444-9171

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SUGGESTED MEETING AGENDA: 

Meeting moderator: Aaron Stone--in collaboration with Moji Agha, as needed

6:30 pm -- Welcome, greetings, and introductions (10 min. approx.)  

6:40 -- Overview of BACES (5 min -- Aaron)

6:45 -- Progress report (15 min. -- Moji & Aaron)  

7:00 -- Discussion of strategy, planning, and new suggestions (20 min. -- moderated by Aaron)  

7:20 -- Collaborative division of labor and volunteering (10 min. -- moderated by Moji & Aaron)  

7:30 -- Decision-making -- Consensus-based and by vote, if necessary (10 min. -- moderated by Aaron)

7:40 -- Next meeting -- Dec. 8 -- discussion (10 min. -- Moji & Aaron)

7:50 -- Team-building, BACES-related jokes, and goodbyes (open mic)

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RAW FIRST DRAFT OF OUR PETITION LANGUAGE FOR THE NOV. 2026 CITY OF BOULDER'S ELECTIONS BALLOT 

(Suggested by Moji Agha, Nov. 21, 2025)

We, the undersigned to this public petition, are vote-eligible residents of Boulder, Colorado. By placing this "Yes to Energy Sovereignty: Municipalize Xcel" measure on the November 2026 elections ballot of the City of Boulder, we propose to de-privatize our community's electric public utility, so we can assert our We, The People of Boulder's energy sovereignty. We are embarking to municipalize our community's electricity, because the private corporate profit motive creates an inherent conflict of interest in the provision of public utilities--and of other public interest services. And in the case of the for-profit Xcel Energy Corporation, this built-in conflict of interest has also been accompanied, especially in the past many years, by numerous forms of contractual violations and abuses of public trust. The resulting corporate monopoly has jeopardized clean, safe, and sustainable power in our community (and region), in addition to raising dramatically, and unreasonably, the cost of electricity to the residents of Boulder. The name of the nonprofit municipal electricity provider that we propose for our area is Boulder Electric (BE), which will operate under the auspices of the City of Boulder's government; and its completely transparent operations will be overseen by an independently-functioning Public Ethics Oversight Board (PEOB) as BE's advisory watchdog body.   

NEXT MEETING

Mon. Dec. 8th (same time as above) on Zoom--link above--and in person; starts with a potluck at 

Coldwell Banker Realty office (2nd floor)

2700 Canyon Blvd (at 28th), Suite 200, Boulder, CO 80302

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From: [Prof.] Paul Croce 

Date: Sat, Nov 8, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Subject: Supporting BACES
To: Moji Agha <moji.agha@gmail.com>, ...

Hi Moji—and All, in Boulder and beyond:

I am glad to add my full support for the Boulder Area Coalition for Energy Sovereignty (BACES). Where I live in Florida, we have similar issues. Your efforts hold out promise for adding another American community to the ranks of those seeking to move toward municipal electric utilities. This move would not only reduce pollution globally AND locally, but also increase local control of local needs. And it is a democratizing step that will address the growing need to create more affordability for people’s necessities.

I am also glad to see the updates that you have made to the BACES Mission Statement page (https://boulderforpeopleenergy.blogspot.com/p/mission-statement.html), including the Focus Committees (FCs) that you have recently added to the document—thanks for your dedication!

What I like most is your spirit of collaboration rather than competition, as expressed in this paragraph:

“Such a system of working together genuinely will foster an environment in which we can ethically add to one another's public interest strengths, especially systemically and also geographically, hence we would learn from one another's diverse approaches, successes (and failures too) and from the municipalization and energy sovereignty experiences and challenges of other communities--that are unique to each area, by definition, but share significant public interest common grounds.”

BACES also has the good fortune to benefit from years of good work in Boulder-area civil society, which will bring the benefits of more willing workers and more publicity for those efforts. As my father would say: More hands make light work. And in this case, that can also give this work more opportunities for effectiveness with more citizens and eventually more politicians.

Thanks to all for your good work,

Paul

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[Senior Prof. of American History, retired--in DeLand, Florida] 

Paul J. Croce >>> Summarized CV: https://piv-kas.blogspot.com/p/summary-cv-page-prof-paul-croce-lead.html

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From: David Barsamian

Date: Fri, Nov 7, 2025 at 7:19 AM

Boulder Area Coalition for Energy Sovereignty (BACES) is badly needed. 

I urge all to fully support it.

David Barsamian, Director, Alternative Radio
2129 Mapleton, Boulder, CO 80304 USA *** 303 725 8454

http://www.alternativeradio.org 

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From: Aaron Stone
Date: Tue, Nov 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Subject: Re: Mon. Nov. 10 (6:30 PM) mtg. on Zoom...Re: Birth of BACES (Boulder Area Coalition for Energy Sovereignty)...Re: Oct. 30, 2025 Press Conference by Aaron Stone

Moji,

This is great! Let's do this. Of course if I'm elected I will do my best to support this [from inside the Boulder City Council].

Aaron Stone

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RESOURCE INFO:

https://www.publicpower.org/blog/municipalization-setting-record-straight

 

Here is the Zoom info, etc. for Nov. 10 -- please spread the word:

BACES -- Boulder Area Coalition for Energy Sovereignty -- Zoom Meeting

(2nd Monday of every month--6:30 to 8 PM, Mountain)

Mon., Nov. 10, 2025, 6:30 to 8 PM, Mountain time zone (5:30, Pacific / 8:30 Eastern)

Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81960668957?pwd=73sIF4XIxJccBT08VjeUGUd1mjviE8.1

Meeting ID: 819 6066 8957

Passcode: 189078

PHONE: +1 (719) 359-359-4580  OR  +1 (669) 444-9171

 Please spread the word--in Boulder and beyond, because this is not a "local" issue only.

Thank you.

Energetically sovereign,

Moji Agha >>> (520) 325-3545

Mini-bio: https://juustwa.org/speakers-and-presenters/brother-moji-agha/.