Xcel Energy's closure of coal plant in Pueblo means change for workers

Xcel Energy’s coal-fired Comanche Generating Station in Pueblo, Colorado, on Nov. 12, 2024. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

By Judith Kohler | jkohler@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: November 25, 2024 at 6:00 AM MST | UPDATED: November 25, 2024 at 8:55 AM MST

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Once Xcel’s last coal plant in Colorado closes, is nuclear energy an option to replace its jobs, electricity?

Pueblo community differs on whether renewables, nuclear power is best path forward

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