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Xcel gets green light from Colorado for $2.5 billion clean energy plan
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The Colorado Public Utilities Commission on Monday approved a $2.5 billion plan by Xcel Energy to close coal-fired power plants and add a hefty dose of wind and solar generation so that 55 percent of the utility’s electricity will come from clean energy by 2026. Xcel, Colorado’s largest electricity provider with 3.2 million customers, got…