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February 20, 2026

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Colorado Energy Office
Colo. PUC Approves 3.2-GW PSCo Resource Package
Colorado regulators approved 3.2 GW of new resources requested by Public Service Company of Colorado under an expedited approval process designed to take advantage of soon-expiring federal tax credits.
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Xcel, NextEra to Partner on Generation for Data Centers
Xcel Energy says that a partnership with NextEra Energy will allow its operating companies to contract up to 6 GW of data center capacity by the end of 2027.
JIRSA Hedrick
Colo. PUC Sticks with Approval of Markets+ for PSCo
Colorado regulators have declined to reconsider their decision finding that it would be in the public interest for Public Service Company of Colorado to join SPP’s Markets+.
LoopNet
Large Load Customers Languish in PSCo Interconnection Queue
With a surge in interconnection requests from large load customers, Public Service Company of Colorado has fallen behind on processing applications, a situation that has sparked concern from state regulators.
KRDO
Colorado PUC Approves Extension for Comanche Coal Plant
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission granted a one-year extension to Unit 2 of the coal-fired Comanche power plant, as uncertainty lingers about the fate of outage-plagued Unit 3.
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Power Industry Asks Congress to Authorize Cyber Defense Programs
Electricity sector participants urged Congress to support cyber security programs as the House E&C Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy heard testimony on the efforts of nation-states and other actors to hack the bulk power system.
Xcel Energy
Xcel Seeks Extension for Comanche Coal Plant from Colorado Regulators
Public Service Company of Colorado and the Polis administration want to keep Unit 2 of the coal-fired Comanche Generating Station running a year longer than planned.
JIRSA Hedrick
Split Colo. PUC Approves Xcel Energy’s Markets+ Application
The Colorado PUC issued a split decision approving Public Service Company of Colorado’s application to join SPP’s Markets+, finding that market participation is in the public interest and will “provide a number of benefits.”
PSCo
Xcel Battles Colo. Counties over Transmission Project
Xcel Energy is fighting two counties that are blocking a segment of the company’s Colorado’s Power Pathway transmission project. 
MISO
MISO, Stakeholders Appeal to FERC to Leave Long-range Tx Plan Intact
MISO and several stakeholders came to the defense of the RTO’s $21.8 billion, 24-project long-range transmission plan portfolio for the Midwest as five Republican states seek to repeal the projects’ approval.

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