Xcel Energy to add more solar power in Colorado
The utility filed its plan for meeting the standard, which requires 20 percent of its energy to come from renewable resources by 2020. The solar power would be added through a program in which Xcel buys renewable energy credits from customers who install solar power systems.
Xcel Energy's plan also includes about 700 megawatts of new wind power and about 350 megawatts of utility-scale solar power plants.
Gov. Bill Ritter praised Xcel for planning to add more than three times the amount of solar photovoltaic resources than the law requires.
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BC Hydro cryptic about crypto mining electricity use
VANCOUVER - In its Nov. 1, 2022 load update briefing note to senior executives of the Crown corporation, BC Hydro shows that the entire large industrial sector accounted for 6,591 gigawatt-hours during the period – one percent less than forecast in the service plan.
BC Hydro censored load statistics about crypto mining, coal mining and chemicals from the briefing note, which was obtained under the freedom of information law because it feared that disclosure would harm Crown corporation finances and third-party business interests.
Crypto mining requires high-powered computers to run and be cooled around the clock constantly. So much so that cabinet…
