Tag: Coal Power Plants
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Colorado governor signs bill requiring pollution controls, cost reporting for extended coal operations
Gov. Jared Polis signed into law a bill in reaction to orders from the U.S. Department of Energy to keep older coal units online. The federal government’s instructions applied to Craig Unit 1 in Colorado, one of five coal units affected nationwide. The state legislation requires installation of modern pollution controls and cost reporting for…
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U.S. energy secretary warns Colorado’s energy policies could drive up prices, deter businesses
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U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Monday warned that Colorado’s energy policies could lead to higher electricity prices and deter businesses, such as data centers, from locating in the state. Wright, a former executive of a Colorado-based energy company tapped by the Trump White House to lead the energy department, urged state policymakers to focus…
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EPA rejects Colorado’s plan to tie coal plant shutdowns to cleaner skies
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Federal air quality regulators on Friday rejected Colorado’s latest haze-reduction plan, saying the state wrongly tried to force coal-fired power plants to close early as part of efforts to clear up views in national parks and wilderness areas. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ruled that Colorado’s 2022 plan did not properly prove the forced shutdowns…
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Feds order coal-fired Craig power plant to remain open
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The Trump administration’s energy agency has ordered one of three generating units at a Colorado power plant to remain available for operation amid an impending shutdown of the station and its supplying coal mines. The move is one of the latest attempts by the White House to revive coal production in the U.S. following President…
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Colorado seeks input on transition for coal towns
Two in-person and one virtual meeting are planned starting April 17
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PUC seeks comment on Xcel’s $44.2 billion plans for the future
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission is asking for public comments on Xcel Energy’s $44.2 billion plan for the future of its system through 2055. Company officials said it will need $4.46 billion through 2030. Xcel’s Electric Resource Plan (ERP) is entering the second phase of planning that will ultimately determine which energy resources the company…
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A Conversation with Robert Kenney, President of Xcel Energy Colorado
In a conversation this month, new Xcel Energy Colorado President Robert Kenney talked about Colorado’s transition to renewable energy, nuclear power and control over customers’ thermostats. Kenney took over the reins on June 6 from Alice Jackson, who moved to a new position as senior vice president for system strategy and chief planning officer for Xcel Energy corporate. Kenney hails from St. Louis, Missouri and worked as a private attorney, as well as taking a position with…
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Xcel Energy’s plans for the future of electricity approved by PUC
Colorado’s energy regulators this month approved Xcel Energy’s energy resource and clean energy plans. The plans, which the company filed in 2021, specify how Xcel will meet consumer’s energy needs through 2030. As approved, the plans will, among other things, end the company’s use of coal by 2031, when the state’s final coal-fired powerplant, the…
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Bennet’s bill seeks to help communities devastated by job losses in coal mining industry
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Colorado Democrat, introduced a bill on Wednesday that would augment at the federal level Colorado’s Just Transition Plan, which tries to lessen the economic and social effects of the closure of coal power plants and mines across the state. “This bill was carefully written to reflect the needs of Colorado’s rural…
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Settlement to close Xcel Energy’s remaining coal plants by 2031 nears approval
A settlement is nearing approval that would speed up Xcel Energy’s transition away from coal and shut down its remaining coal-fired power plants by 2031. In an agreement with 16 parties, including Denver, Pueblo and a host of individual companies and organizations, Xcel agreed to shut down the following coal power plants: Craig Unit 2 in…