Wind And Solar Would Replace Most Of Xcel’s Troubled Comanche 3 Coal Plant Power — But Not All

Judith Kohler, Denver Post: Business
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 5:00am

Most of the power to replace the last of Xcel Energy’s coal plants in Colorado, including a chronically troubled facility, would come from renewable energy sources — but not all. Xcel filed the first phase of a proposal to replace the power currently generated by the Comanche 3 coal plant in Pueblo and the Hayden coal plant in Routt County.

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Wind And Solar Would Replace Most Of Xcel’s Troubled Comanche 3 Coal Plant Power — But Not All

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