Thursday, November 28, 2024
Xcel Energy may have triggered wildfires in Texas- oil and gas 360

Xcel Energy may have triggered wildfires in Texas

Oil Price Xcel Energy’s facilities in Texas may have been the cause of a spree of wildfires that ripped through the state. Excel, based in Minneapolis, an electric utility and natural gas delivery company, said it very well may be responsible for igniting the recent Smokehouse Creek fire—the largest wildfire in the state’s history. The Smokehouse Creek wildfire began February

Electricity Giants Take Top Seats at Edison Electric Institute - Oil & Gas 360

Xcel Energy Says Goodbye to Coal

Company is expanding wind generation, using nuclear energy, adding a natural gas plant Xcel Energy announced plans today to retire its last two coal plants in the Upper Midwest a decade earlier than scheduled. Xcel plans to expand wind and solar, using natural gas and operate its carbon-free Monticello nuclear plant until at least 2040. If approved, the plan would

Electricity Giants Take Top Seats at Edison Electric Institute - Oil & Gas 360

Xcel’s $2.5 Billion, 2,200 MW Four-Year Colorado Energy Plan Approved under Bench Order

Plan includes gas generation capacity additions to be purchased, not built From Platts Plan includes 11 projects, 2,221 MW PPAs to be signed for 5 solar, 3 wind projects The Colorado Public Utilities Commission on Monday gave a preliminary nod to Xcel Energy’s $2.5 billion Colorado Energy Plan, which calls for phasing out 660 MW of coal-fired capacity, acquisition of

The Wind Boom: Generators Moving to Wind because of Economics

With a proposed ~$4 billion investment in wind generation starting now, Xcel Energy wants to make wind 35% of its total energy mix by 2021 Xcel Energy (ticker: XEL) announced what it called the largest multi-state investment in wind capacity in the country—$3.5-$4.4 billion worth.  This week the company said it has proposed 11 new wind farms in seven states,