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Denver Post: Xcel proposes adding more wind power to its system
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Xcel Energy said it plans to add 550 megawatts of wind power to its system — because the generation prices are among the lowest the utility has seen.
When the new installations come on line in 2016, about 30 percent of all of Xcel's electricity in Colorado will come from wind, according to the company.
It was price — not environmental considerations or state renewable-energy mandates — that drove the decision, Xcel executives said Thursday.
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More at: http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_23356432/xcel-proposes-adding-more-wind-power-its-system
That's a lotta wind. I guess that's what Xcel's been doing with the little bit extra I pay monthly for wind power instead of coal. 