Xcel Energy power plan would cut carbon emissions by half, use renewable sources for 55 percent of power

Xcel Energy Colorado unveiled a new power plan that the utility estimates could save customers $215 million, cut carbon emissions by half and lift renewable energy sources to 55 percent of its electricity portfolio by 2026, according to a filing submitted Wednesday with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission.

The filing, known as the 120-day report, would retire 660 megawatts of coal generation from the Commanche 1 and Commanche 2 plants in Pueblo and add 1,100 megawatts of new wind capacity, 750 megawatts of solar generation, and 380 megawatts of flexible gas sources.

By Aldo Svaldi | [email protected] | The Denver Post

Xcel Energy power plan would cut carbon emissions by half, use renewable sources for 55 percent of power