Colorado’s Xcel Energy is misleading the public with false promises
A careful read of Xcel's statements reveal they are not promising to do anything.
A careful read of Xcel's statements reveal they are not promising to do anything.
Gambling on intermittent power sources for 100% of your juice is hugely risky... and irresponsible.
The Colorado Energy Plan is a massive $2.5 billion scheme by Xcel Energy that substitutes wind and solar-plus-storage power for existing coal fired generation. The Plan is supposed to be based on a competitive procurement that received a multitude of bids. Only a few were selected and the makeup of these big winners strongly suggests that there was some form of bid rigging on Xcel's part.