Xcel Energy out of Colorado is shutting down two coal-fired generating power plants in favor of the largest solar-plus storage project in the United States.  This $2.5-billion "scheme" allowed only 11 companies to bid on the project out of 400 applicants.  Pueblo County, Colorado originally had reservations over losing tax revenue from the former coal-fired power plants.  Xcel wants zero emission electricity by 2050 without saying publicly how that will happen. California billionaire coal-fired power plant investor turned environmentalist Tom Steyer assisted Xcel's decision to move toward taxpayer-subsidized renewable energy, which is the backbone of the clean energy economy.  Colorado officials never questioned Mr. Steyer's intentions or asked if solar and wind farms can replace reliable, abundant, affordable, scalable, and flexible coal-fired generating capacity.  Currently, renewables only make energy and...(Read Full Article)