Xcel divulges more details about new 600-megawatt Colorado wind farm
Xcel Energy has disclosed more details about a 600-megawatt wind farm the company announced last month it would have constructed in eastern Colorado by Vestas Wind Systems A/S.
The Denver Post reports that Xcel disclosed in a filing with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission on Friday that the 90,000-acre wind farm would cost $1 billion to build. The farm would be located in parts of five counties: Arapahoe, Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson and Lincoln.
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