The US utility Xcel Energy announced it will continue to shift away from coal and intends to retire 660 MW of coal-fired capacity, namely two units at the 1,410 MW coal-powered Comanche Generating Station in Pueblo (Colorado, United States). The two concerned units are the 325 MW Comanche-1 (1973) and the 335 MW Comanche-2 (1975) units, which would be shuttered respectively in 2022 and 2025. However, the 750-MW Comanche-3 supercritical unit was opened in 2010 and will remain online.
In the meantime, Xcel Energy also aims at implementing its 2016 Colorado Electric Resource Plan and increasing its Colorado portfolio as much as 1,000 MW of additional wind, 700 MW of solar and 700 MW of natural gas-fired additional power generation capacity. In 2016, the utility got about 46% of its power generation mix from coal, while renewables accounted for 29% and gas for 25%. Once the plan is completed in 2026 renewables could make up 55% of Xcel’s portfolio in Colorado, with coal at 23% and natural gas at 22%.
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