Denver Post: Xcel Energy adds to its wind power with completion of Cheyenne Ridge on Eastern Plains

270,000 homes in Colorado will be powered by the newly completed 500-megawatt Cheyenne Ridge wind farm on the Eastern Plains.

The Denver Post reports that:

"The 229-turbine facility in Cheyenne and Kit Carson counties will provide enough energy to power about 270,000 homes, Xcel Energy said in a statement Wednesday. The project, owned by the utility, was completed ahead of schedule and began operating in August."

Xcel Energy has set a goal of being 100% carbon free by 2050.

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