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Independent Power in Colorado

CIEA’s members are independent power producers (IPPs) who have been an integral part of Colorado’s energy industry for more than twenty years. There are more than seventy-five independent power projects in Colorado that supply electricity for consumers throughout the region.

News & Events

  • Xcel/PSCo will file its next Electric Resource Plan (ERP) in October 2011, followed by a new RFP in 2012
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  • Transmission letter from CIEA to PSCo and the CO PUC asking for a conference and studies before the next PSCo ERP filing (Link to document: Transmission letter)
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