Xcel Energy

The utility – still planning an exit from coal by the end of 2030 – wants to extend the lives of its Prairie Island and Monticello nuclear plants.

Committee calls for Xcel Energy to replace closing Colorado coal plant with advanced nuclear

Comanche Station Unit 3 in Pueblo, Colorado is scheduled to close in 2031.

Xcel Energy seeks 1,200 MW of new wind capacity

Xcel Energy is asking developers to submit proposals for approximately 1,200 megawatts of new wind projects.

DOE to fund $70 million for two 100-hour battery projects

Form Energy has signed deals to deploy its 10 MW/1,000 MWh iron-air battery system with Xcel Energy, Southern Company, and Great River Energy.

Xcel Energy proposes $15 billion plan to add renewables, gas and storage resources in Colorado

The plan specifically calls for 6,500 MW of new renewable energy resources and battery storage and approximately 600 MW of new natural gas-fired generation.

Xcel Energy seeks license extension for Monticello nuclear plant

The NRC still has to approve a license extension for the plant.

Xcel Energy seeks new clean energy to replace coal-fired King plant

The Allen S. King coal-fired plant in Oak Park Heights, Minnesota is scheduled to retire in 2028….

Xcel Energy asks to expand Sherco Solar by 250 MW

The three projects are expected to be complete by the end of 2025 and would replace the capacity of the Sherco plant’s first coal unit to retire later in 2023…

Xcel Energy gets $20 million for long-duration battery projects

Xcel Energy and Form Energy are building 10 MW/1,000 MWh iron-air battery systems in Minnesota and Colorado….

These four U.S. nuclear plants will start producing clean hydrogen

In power generation, hydrogen is one of the leading options for storing renewable energy and can be used in gas turbines to increase power system flexibility….

The latest coal plant retirement to be announced by Xcel Energy now puts the company on the path toward a coal exit by 2030….

Xcel Energy’s Prairie Island nuke plant to produce hydrogen

This is the latest collaborative effort to scale up the production of clean hydrogen through electrolysis powered by nuclear. Proponents say doing so builds an …

Poor maintenance and costly breakdowns: The troubled history of Comanche Unit 3

A trail of public records detailing poor maintenance practices, costly equipment breakdowns and lengthy outages long precede CORE Electric’s decision to relin…

CORE pulls out of Comanche 3 coal-fired plant, alleging ‘ongoing mismanagement’

CORE said the Public Service Company of Colorado must purchase CORE’s stake in the plant, based on previous project agreements between the two parties….

Xcel, Ambri partner on liquid metal battery storage project

Xcel is looking to energy storage developer Ambri’s liquid metal battery technology to counteract its renewable energy additions and coal plants retirements….