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Xcel Energy
Xcel announces retirement plans for remaining Colorado coal plants
Hayden Station would retire by 2028 and Comanche Generating Station in Pueblo would retire by the end of 2030, with reduced operations beginning in 2025.
Xcel Energy seeks proposals for new power generation
The RFP is seeking options for new PPAs, extensions or changes to existing long-term PPAs, self-build projects and build projects that transfer to the utility.
Xcel Energy proposes ‘all of the above’ resource plan for Upper Midwest
The utility – still planning an exit from coal by the end of 2030 – wants to extend the lives of its Prairie Island and Monticello nuclear plants.
Committee calls for Xcel Energy to replace closing Colorado coal plant with advanced nuclear
Comanche Station Unit 3 in Pueblo, Colorado is scheduled to close in 2031.
Xcel Energy seeks 1,200 MW of new wind capacity
Xcel Energy is asking developers to submit proposals for approximately 1,200 megawatts of new wind projects.
DOE to fund $70 million for two 100-hour battery projects
Form Energy has signed deals to deploy its 10 MW/1,000 MWh iron-air battery system with Xcel Energy, Southern Company, and Great River Energy.
Energy Storage
Xcel Energy proposes $15 billion plan to add renewables, gas and storage resources in Colorado
The plan specifically calls for 6,500 MW of new renewable energy resources and battery storage and approximately 600 MW of new natural gas-fired generation….
Xcel Energy seeks license extension for Monticello nuclear plant
The NRC still has to approve a license extension for the plant….
Xcel Energy seeks new clean energy to replace coal-fired King plant
The Allen S. King coal-fired plant in Oak Park Heights, Minnesota is scheduled to retire in 2028….
Xcel Energy asks to expand Sherco Solar by 250 MW
The three projects are expected to be complete by the end of 2025 and would replace the capacity of the Sherco plant’s first coal unit to retire later in 2023…
Xcel Energy gets $20 million for long-duration battery projects
Xcel Energy and Form Energy are building 10 MW/1,000 MWh iron-air battery systems in Minnesota and Colorado….
These four U.S. nuclear plants will start producing clean hydrogen
In power generation, hydrogen is one of the leading options for storing renewable energy and can be used in gas turbines to increase power system flexibility….
Coal
Xcel Energy proposes coal exit by 2030
The latest coal plant retirement to be announced by Xcel Energy now puts the company on the path toward a coal exit by 2030….
Hydrogen
Xcel Energy’s Prairie Island nuke plant to produce hydrogen
This is the latest collaborative effort to scale up the production of clean hydrogen through electrolysis powered by nuclear. Proponents say doing so builds an …
Coal
Poor maintenance and costly breakdowns: The troubled history of Comanche Unit 3
A trail of public records detailing poor maintenance practices, costly equipment breakdowns and lengthy outages long precede CORE Electric’s decision to relin…
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Xcel announces retirement plans for remaining Colorado coal plants
Xcel Energy seeks proposals for new power generation
Xcel Energy proposes ‘all of the above’ resource plan for Upper Midwest
Committee calls for Xcel Energy to replace closing Colorado coal plant with advanced nuclear
