Ruxton Hydro Plant celebrates 100 years of producing power for Pikes Peak area

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – One hundred years and going strong.

That’s what Colorado Springs Utilities was celebrating Friday morning at the Ruxton Hydro Plant, located right off the Pikes Peak Cogway on Pikes Peak.

“In 1925 they built this plant,” Chris Thompson, plant system operator, said. “This plant was built in six months.”…

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