New compromise on burning coal at Colorado Springs plant

May 7, 2026

Colorado Springs Utilities has agreed to a three-year cap on its extension request to keep burning coal at the Ray D. Nixon plant in Fountain past 2029, in a compromise bill moving through the legislature that key environmental advocates say they will not oppose.

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