Xcel Energy Announces 2030 Clean Energy Plan to Reduce Carbon Emissions 85%

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[MulberryDraw]

Xcel Energy – Colorado today announced the details of its upcoming Clean Energy Plan today that will deliver its customers an estimated 85% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from 2005 levels by 2030. The plan will result in greater reductions than required by Colorado law and will double renewable energy and battery storage on the Xcel Energy Colorado system, providing customers with electricity derived from approximately 80% renewable sources while maintaining affordable and reliable energy service.

[MulberryDraw]

Are rolling blackouts our new normal?

[DannyTN]

Are rolling blackouts our new normal?

Fixed it.

[EEGator]

Genocide necessary

[Leaning Right]

> Are rolling blackouts our new normal? <

Probably. It’s an inverse relationship. The more “green” energy you’ve got, the less actual energy you’ve got. Some people are okay with that

Poor liberal: “I’m freezing. But I feel good about myself.”
Rich liberal: “I’m not freezing because I’ve got expensive backup power. I feel good about myself too.”

[rockrr]

Xcel Energy users, be sure you’re ready for the new platform - get your backup generator now!

[gloryblaze]

Uncle Sugar has got to be underwriting these endeavors.

[cableguymn]

I have them for heat at 2 locations..

Gonna be fun. :(

[Da Coyote]

Summary: If you think the Texas blackout was a problem, just wait.

[Kozak]

” will double renewable energy and battery storage on the Xcel Energy Colorado system, providing customers with electricity derived from approximately 80% renewable sources while maintaining affordable and reliable energy service”

Sure it will.
And Unicorns crap Skittles.

[nascarnation]

Big wind and big solar.
Expensive and need expensive backup coverage.

In other news, China is building 184 coal fired power plants this year.

[FreedomPoster]

They’re also working on thorium-based nuclear plants, which is what we’d be doing if we had any sense.

[KC_Lion]

They’re also working on thorium-based nuclear plants, which is what we’d be doing if we had any sense.

+10!

[nascarnation]

Sadly it’s too far to run extension cords from China to California, LOL.

[fireman15]

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz Receives Tri Global Energy's 2019 Wind Leadership Award... Maybe Ted could pander to Xcel Energy and help do for Colorado what he helped do to Texas.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us-senator-ted-cruz-receives-tri-global-energys-2019-wind-leadership-award-300978981.html

[VTenigma]

What’s not said is the carbon contribution in creating the batteries they plan to use let alone the environmental damage associated with the manufacturing.

[ByteMercenary]

Will there be an 85% reduction in electricity bills?

[Sgt_Schultze]

“Green” energy . . . as long as you don’t account for the fossil required to produce the materials used in the manufacture, or the disposal of the highly contaminated waste that results when the batteries expire.

[george76]

The Minneapolis-based monopoly - Xcel hopes to increase the value of its shareholders’ wealth (a massive $2.5 billion fuel-switching scam that will hurt rate payers) by shutting down two reliable, cost efficient, paid for coal fired units and replace them with intermittent, not reliable (not paid for yet) energy sources.

Xcel’s Energy Plan will help its shareholders : Not the ratepayers.

https://coloradosun.com/2019/02/22/lobbying-is-big-money-in-colorado-but-the-spending-is-difficult-to-track/

[MileHi]

...while maintaining affordable and reliable energy service.

Sure it will.

[CedarDave]

What’s not said is the carbon contribution in creating the batteries they plan to use let alone the environmental damage associated with the manufacturing.

Or the bird loss due to the slice and dice turbine blades.