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Xcel Announces Plans To Shut Down Coal Burning Plant In Hayden

Seventy-five workers are employed at the plant, which is jointly owned by Xcel, PacifiCorp and Salt River Project.

(CBS News)

January 06, 2021

HAYDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – This week, Xcel Energy announced plans to permanently shut down the coal-burning Hayden Generating Station in northwest Colorado. The plan calls for the first of the plant’s two units to be retired by the end of 2027 and the second at some point the following year.

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Seventy-five workers are employed at the plant, which is jointly owned by Xcel, PacifiCorp and Salt River Project. Xcel is the majority owner.

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