Tag: power generation
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Utilities CEO Travas Deal details city’s growing power demand at event Wednesday
The future of Colorado Springs Utilities is built around major project investments, including the likely addition of nuclear power. Utilities CEO Travas Deal explained the growing plans for electricity as part of his third annual “State of the Utility” speech on Wednesday morning, given to a mostly full crowd at the COS City Hub. On…
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Colorado Springs Utilities enters first summer with higher Energy Wise rates
Many homes have only had a few months to get accustomed to Colorado Springs Utilities’ new Energy Wise rates. Beginning Monday, they will have to adapt to a temporary increase in the rates. From the beginning of June until Sept. 30, rates during the peak hours for power use in Colorado Springs will be nearly…
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Utilities to provide details on future of Ray Nixon Power Plant early next year
The first few months of 2026 will help determine whether Colorado Springs Utilities still plans to close the coal-fired Ray Nixon Power Plant by the end of 2029. The Nixon power plant south of Fountain has been scheduled to close by the end of the decade to meet Colorado’s goals to reduce emissions and decarbonize…