Energy, Utilities & Water  August 11, 2023

Energy company mulls reactivating power plant in Greeley

GREELEY — An energy company that owns and operates 56 solar-, wind– and gas-generation projects in 22 states is taking the first steps toward reactivating a gas-fired power plant in Greeley that has been mothballed since 2011 and which it claims could provide power to 36,000 average-sized Greeley homes when running at full 40-megawatt capacity.

Onward Energy, which formed through the merger of Southwest Generation and Novatus Energy in 2021 and which has offices in Denver, New York and Charlotte, North Carolina, has submitted documents and held a pre-application meeting with Greeley city planners about reactivating the Thermo Greeley power plant,…

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With BizWest since 2012 and in Colorado since 1979, Dallas worked at the Longmont Times-Call, Colorado Springs Gazette, Denver Post and Public News Service. A Missouri native and Mizzou School of Journalism grad, Dallas started as a sports writer and outdoor columnist at the St. Charles (Mo.) Banner-News, then went to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch before fleeing the heat and humidity for the Rockies. He especially loves covering our mountain communities.
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