Major utility company Xcel Energy commits to go carbon-free by 2050

A major utility company is making history. Xcel Energy, Colorado’s largest utility, has pledged to go completely carbon-free by 2050. The company serves eight states, and their new ambitious carbon reduction goal far exceeds their current target of a sixty percent reduction in Colorado by 2026. “Our biggest energy source in a few short years is going to be renewable energy. We’re going to absolutely integrate as much of that as we can into the grid,” said Xcel CEO Ben Fowke. The company...

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