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EPA fines Xcel Energy nearly $1M for handling of waste at power plant

Agreement with utility says it failed to monotor groundwater for contamination from coal ash at Pueblo plant

A coal conveyor system is part ...
A coal conveyor system is part of Xcel’s new Comanche 3 power plant in Pueblo. Xcel spent $1 billion to build the new coal-fired unit. The city of Boulder, which wants to focus on renewable energy and energy efficiency, is reluctant to sign a 20-year franchise with Xcel.
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Xcel Energy-Colorado faces a $925,000 penalty under an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency addressing claims the utility wasn't complying with regulations for the disposal of coal ash at a power plant in Pueblo.
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