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Xcel Planned Power Shutoffs Hit Northern Colorado

Utility poles along I-25 with wind-blown dry grass and Front Range foothills in northern Colorado
Wind happens. Turning off the grid should not be the default plan.
Written by Scott K. James

Xcel cut power near Fort Collins and Loveland during a Red Flag Warning. If the plan for wind is blackouts, we need real reliability receipts.

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