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Remote hydroelectric plant marks 100 years of quietly powering Colorado Springs with mountain water
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save RUXTON PARK — At this point 100 years ago, the Ruxton Hydroelectric Plant was being built on the side of a mountain west of Manitou Springs. Today, the plant is still operating and turning water from the Rocky Mountains into a small portion of Colorado…