Global Energy Management Program (an EEBC Member) is inviting GEM students, perspective students, and alumni to tour Xcel’s most efficient coal-fired power plant, Comanche Station, early next year.
Comanche is a coal-fired, steam-electric generating station with three operating units. It is Colorado’s first advanced, highly efficient, supercritical coal unit that can generate more electricity with less fuel.
Renee Trujillo, an engineer who worked on the expansion of the Comanche Station, will lead the tour. Hard hats and safety glasses will be provided, and it is important that you dress appropriately for the winter weather.
In addition, the power plant saves customers money because it displaces higher cost electric generating units and reduces the need to purchase additional electricity from other sources. Comanche Station is the first plant in Colorado to control mercury emissions. The entire plant’s mercury emissions are lower than they were prior to the addition of Comanche 3.
