Tag: Energy Resource Plan
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Governor, business leaders prod energy regulators to approve Xcel’s $15 billion energy plan
Colorado’s governor and business leaders are pressing energy regulators to expedite a request by the state’s largest utility company to add 4,500 megawatts of “renewable” and hybrid energy generation before federal credits expire at the end of December. The move, if approved by the Public Utilities Commission, would potentially saving renewable energy developers up to…
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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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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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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…