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Xcel’s plans for new power generation and transmission to face regulatory scrutiny

New natural gas plants facing pushback from environmentalists, and a proposed transmission line in eastern Colorado has plains residents concerned

State regulators will soon consider Xcel Energy-Colorado's clean energy. The plan by the state's largest electric utility has been praised for the amount of renewable energy it would add to the grid but criticism for proposing new natural gas plants.
State regulators will soon consider Xcel Energy-Colorado’s clean energy. The plan by the state’s largest electric utility has been praised for the amount of renewable energy it would add to the grid but criticism for proposing new natural gas plants.
DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 12: Judith Kohler - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | jkohler@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Xcel Energy-Colorado is winning praise for the amount of renewable energy it has proposed in its clean energy plan, but is getting blowback for proposing new natural gas plants.
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