Two coal-fired power plants in Colorado will be shut down -- not because green groups sued like crazy to make it happen, but because a utility volunteered. Citing concerns about public health and greenhouse-gas emissions, Xcel Energy asked permission of state regulators to close its coal plants, and regulators have approved the plan. Xcel becomes the first utility in the country to shut down power plants on the basis of their greenhouse-gas emissions. Xcel, which is Colorado's largest utility, will replace its dirty coal power with concentrated solar and wind. "Gov. [Bill] Ritter last year called for a 20 percent reduction in carbon-dioxide emission by 2020," says an Xcel spokesperson. "These closures will reduce our emissions by 1.4 million tons a year and put us well on the way toward meeting the governor's goal." Xcel-lent!
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Colorado utility voluntarily shuts down two coal plants 6
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Posted 7:01 AM on 21 Aug 2008
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Chris McMasters Posted 1:09 am
21 Aug 2008
pinch me pinch me
Somebody pinch me...
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Guinness74 Posted 6:16 am
21 Aug 2008
Wow!
It's all I can do not to play the cynic and wonder what they're up to...but this is fantastic news. That saves a few mountains here in Kentucky.
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Masked Goddess Posted 6:41 am
21 Aug 2008
Oh man, pinch me too!
Lawdy, lawdy Miss Claudy! Please don't let this be one of those: if it's too good to be true....
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Pathos Posted 4:03 pm
21 Aug 2008
Is it April 1st again already???
Seriously, this is awesome. If anyone at Xcel is reading this, THANK YOU!!!
And keep it up--we'd love to see you producing 25% clean energy by 2020!
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amazingdrx Posted 4:46 pm
21 Aug 2008
Yes indeed!
Xcel does rock hard! A 100,000 population city smart grid! That's how they can shut down baseload and go to renewables.
http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/28/ ...
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mtvyfan Posted 12:57 am
22 Aug 2008
What can I say, I'm speechless!
Too bad Xcel can't be my power provider.
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