Tri-State retires Nucla power plant ahead of schedule
WESTMINSTER — Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association Inc. Thursday officially retired its Nucla Station, its 100-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Western Colorado, three years ahead of schedule.
The Westminster-based power cooperative said the facility’s retirement came as it exhausted its remaining on-site fuel supply earlier in September. Tri-State met its deadline for ending plant operations under Colorado’s regional haze visibility State Implementation Plan. The facility was set to be retired by the end of 2022.
Tri-State will provide $500,000 over the next five years in support the community affected by the closure.
“While our generating station has been a significant part of Nucla…
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