Green gas plant plans on hold
Published November 1, 2007 by CSBJ Staff
Xcel Energy Inc. will delay the construction of a Colorado state-of-the-art power plant that uses environmentally-friendly coal converted to gas technology to generate power.
Xcel is the state’s largest utility provider, delivering electricity and natural gas to more than two-thirds of Colorado’s residents.
Construction of a new “integrated gasification combined cycle,” power plant was anticipated to cost more than $1 billion, making it cost-prohibitive for now.
The IGCC project is still in the company’s plans, but wouldn’t be on line before 2016.
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