Colorado Springs Utilities will consider moving the Horizon Power Plant from the Horizon Utility Campus southeast of the Colorado Springs Airport after a federal government-sanctioned panel determined that plumes the plant would emit would pose “a high-risk hazard for aircraft.”
It’s not clear how much it would cost to relocate the power plant from the Horizon campus, but Utilities spokesperson Danielle Nieves said in an email, “Other possible sites have already been identified. Williams Creek, east of the town of Fountain, is one option, but we will explore all available options and make the best decision for our utility and the community.”
As previously reported by the Southern Colorado Business Forum & Digest, the power plant, pegged at $650 million, had been slated for completion in 2028 on the 160-acre Horizon campus. Utilities has signed with a Missouri-based company to manufacture and install 10 natural-gas fired turbines. The Forum & Digest reported the contract required all approvals to be obtained by April 17. The publication also reported that hoods to redirect the plumes would cost $230 million, which Utilities CEO Travas Deal said would make the power station financially unfeasible to operate…