Does it include government subsidies?
20 years ago Xcel said spending $190 million by ratepayers to upgrade existing power plants was in the ratepayers best interest to keep the units running through 2035.. now wants to close them..
As a regulated monopoly, Xcel is guaranteed huge profits if they build new stuff... Xcel and politicians do not care about the rate payers.
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