Public Utilities Commission Hearing

April 17, 2025 at 4pm — Hoag Hall, CSU Pueblo

MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD

A Cleaner, Healthier Pueblo Starts Here

Pueblo deserves clean air, stable jobs, and an economy that works for everyone.

Xcel Energy is preparing to transition the Comanche 3 coal plant offline. This decision will impact our community for decades— and Pueblo must have a seat at the table.

We need a solution that:

  • Reduces harmful air pollution from Comanche 3

  • Supports workers and protects their financial future

  • Offsets any potential loss in local tax revenue

The Pueblo Renewable Energy Park is that solution.

Support the Pueblo Renewable Energy Park

Tell the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) that you support a bold, community-driven plan to replace Comanche.

Why an energy park?

Energy parks combine multiple renewable power sources—like solar, wind, and battery storage—and can co-locate with industrial energy users such as factories or data centers. Everything connects to the grid at one efficient, reliable point.

By replacing Comanche 3 with the Pueblo Renewable Energy Park, we can:

  • Build a more affordable, resilient, and clean energy system

  • Deliver approximately $40 million per year in replacement property tax revenue for Pueblo County

  • Position Pueblo as a statewide leader in Colorado’s clean energy future

  • Utility Scale Battery Storage right here in Pueblo means that we will have secure, reliable energy attracting new industries, economic growth, and job creation.

  • Incremental Approach to implementation means that we can start building the Energy Park NOW; and we won’t need to wait on approval of pie-in-the-sky future technology to save Pueblo that may or may not be built decades down the road.

Join us at the hearing!

Let’s pack the room and make it clear: Pueblo stands behind a clean, local, and forward-thinking plan to replace Comanche.

Date: Thursday, April 17, 2025
Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Location: Hoag Hall, CSU Pueblo

Learn More

Read the full report by Energy Innovation and explore how the Pueblo renewable energy park model works.

Pueblo Energy Park Advisory Committee Members

Miles Lucero | Pueblo County Commissioner

Kim Archuletta | Pueblo County Treasurer

Nick Hinrichsen | State Senator SD 3

Barbara Ripperger | Faith Leaders in Action

Carol Partin | Retired Pueblo Education Association President

Ed Smith | Former D70 Superintendent

Rev. Gary Weaver | Faith Leaders in Action

Gregory Howell | Pueblo Star Journal

Hillary Glasgow | COWINS Executive Director

Rev. John Mark Hild | Faith Leaders in Action

Kennedy Pugh | Colorado Arts & Artists

Rev. Patrick Hurley | Faith Leaders in Action

Roxanne Pignanelli | Former D70 Administrator

Sal Pace | Former Pueblo County Commissioner / Former House Minority Leader

Sally Sharp | Faith Leaders in Action

Sol Sandoval | Former D60 School Board Member

Tony Perko | Former D60 School Board Member