![]() “We’ve got a billion dollars worth of coal plants that are stranded and now Xcel is trying to do the same thing on their gas system,” Leslie Glustrom, a Boulder resident with the nonprofit Clean Energy Action, said in a September hearing.Ĭritics contend that as more people install solar to take advantage of declining costs, customers who remain on Xcel’s system will end up paying a bigger share of the overall expense. They said instead, the move to renewable energy should be speeded up. ![]() They said as with the coal plants, customers will be paying for gas plants and pipelines long after they’re needed. Speakers in recent hearings criticized the company’s proposed investments in natural gas. Xcel Energy customers will help pay off the coal plants set to be shuttered earlier than planned. It was out of commission for all but a few days in 2020 and several months earlier this year. Comanche 3 has had chronic problems since its start in 2010. 1, 2031.Ĭritics of coal in general and Comanche 3 in particular said in recent Colorado Public Utilities Commission hearings that the plants should be shut down sooner. Comanche 3’s retirement date is no later than Jan. The last one scheduled to be online is the third unit at the Comanche Generating Station in Pueblo. To help meet the targets for renewable energy and emissions reductions, Xcel is phasing out its coal-fired power plants. Richardson/The Denver Post) Energy transition The 500-megawatt wind project is the second-largest single-phase wind project in the state. ![]() These large turbines are part of Xcel Energy’s Cheyenne Ridge wind farm in Kit Carson and Cheyenne Counties. “One of the areas I want to make sure we’re focusing on is that we’re doing it in a way that doesn’t leave any of our communities behind and doing it in ways that are affordable.” Large wind turbines are seen on the horizon as horses graze in fields along US Highway 385 Cheyenne Wells on April 4, 2022. “These are very aggressive outcomes that we expect to achieve,” Kenney said. Xcel expects to be at more than 80% renewables by 2030. In 2021, Xcel Energy-Colorado’s fuel mix was 33% wind 32% coal 29% natural gas and 5% solar. ![]() The Colorado General Assembly’s plan is to cut heat-trapping emissions statewide 26% by 2025 50% by 2030 and 90% by 2050, compared to a 2005 baseline. Xcel and other utilities in Colorado are striving to meet their own goals and keep in line with those set by state lawmakers. ![]() In 2021, Xcel Energy-Colorado pledged to slash its greenhouse-gas emissions 85% by 2030. In 2018, the company announced plans to deliver carbon-free electricity by 2050. Xcel Energy, Colorado’s largest electric utility, is based in Minneapolis and serves eight states. Kenney said California, where he previously worked, and Colorado are both leaders in driving the clean-energy transition and setting bold targets for addressing climate change. He succeeds Alice Jackson, who moved into the new position of Xcel senior vice president overseeing system strategy and planning. At Xcel Energy, Kenney will lead the company through its ongoing transition from power generation dominated by coal and other fossil fuels to the use of more renewable energy sources and the push for greater energy efficiency. ![]()
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