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Final Colorado coal plant would close, renewables would rise in Tri-State plan

Colorado-based wholesale power supplier is seeking $970M in federal funds to cut greenhouse-gas emissions

Tri-State Generation and Transmission would close the last of its coal resources in Colorado ahead of schedule under a new plan submitted to state regulators. The wholesale power supplier would also boost the renewable energy sources on its system.
Tri-State Generation and Transmission would close the last of its coal resources in Colorado ahead of schedule under a new plan submitted to state regulators. The wholesale power supplier would also boost the renewable energy sources on its system.
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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Colorado-based Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association is proposing an energy plan that will close two coal power plants and significantly boost the amount of renewable energy sources on its system. The wholesale power supplier expects that 70% of power for its member rural electric associations will come from renewable energy sources by 2030.
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