Could geothermal electricity generation replace coal at Hayden Station?

Could geothermal electricity generation replace coal at Hayden Station?

Hayden town leaders, the nonprofit Yampa Valley Sustainability Council and Routt County commissioners have advocated to the Colorado Public Utilities Commission that coal-fired Hayden Station be transitioned to electricity generation from deep geothermal heat. Xcel Energy, the majority owner and operator of Hayden Station, currently is considering geothermal energy production as an option, according to Michelle Aguayo, Xcel media relations repre…