Colorado Springs Utilities explores nuclear power as part of long-term energy pl

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Colorado Springs Utilities explores nuclear power as part of long-term energy plan

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Source: KOAA News 5.

The Colorado Springs Utilities Board has approved a long-term energy plan that includes the formal evaluation of nuclear power as a dispatchable generation resource. Staff will now research potential ownership models, partnerships, and power purchase agreements to meet state clean-energy requirements by 2045. This move aims to provide a reliable, carbon-free energy source to supplement intermittent renewable generation.

Colorado Springs Utilities is taking a closer look at nuclear power as it plans for the city's energy future, but officials say no decisions have been made about building a nuclear facility.

On Wednesday, the Utilities Board unanimously endorsed the utility's updated Sustainable Energy Plan, also known as its Electric Integrated Resource Plan."What we're seeking is just that agreement, that we're going to move forward and exploring that resource as an option." said Nicholas Peters with Colorado Springs Utilities. The roadmap outlines how Colorado Springs could meet its electricity needs through 2045 while balancing reliability, affordability and state clean-energy requirements. The...

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