Xcel CEO Says Retiring the US Coal Fleet ‘Just a Matter of When’

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By info@greentechmedia.comJun 8, 2018, 7:00 am449 ptsHot
Xcel Energy Colorado submitted an electric resource plan to state regulators Wednesday, calling for a major new build out of renewable energy resources and the retirement of two coal units, roughly a decade early. Comanche Units 1 and 2 are capable of producing a combined 660 megawatts of coal-fired generation,…

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