A Colorado jury has ordered Xcel Energy to pay $26.45 million to CORE Electric Cooperative for extended shutdowns at the jointly-owned Comanche 3 coal plant. CORE, which serves over 175,000 customers along Colorado’s Front Range, owns about a quarter of the 750-MW plant and Xcel subsidiary Public Service Company of Colorado, or PSCo, operates the plant and owns a majority share. The jury agreed with CORE’s breach of contract and mismanagement claims. Xcel has indicated it may appeal the judgment.

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