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Xcel Energy has agreed to buy 200 megawatts of power from a wind farm being built near Limon. The Limon Wind Energy Center will have 125 wind turbines in Lincoln and Elbert counties near Limon. Xcel Energy said Monday it has reached agreement to purchase 200 megawatts of power from a wind farm being built near Limon by NextEra Energy Resources LLC.

The American Wind Energy Association tells the Denver Post that Xcel has the most wind power of any utility in the nation with 3,500 megawatts.

Two additional wind farms that will each provide Xcel with an additional 250 megawatts of power are being built in the same area.

When the Limon facility is done, Xcel will have about 1,950 megawatts of wind power, about 22 percent of Xcel’s Colorado generating capacity, Xcel estimates.

Xcel, which operates in eight states, has the most wind power of any utility in the nation with 3,500 megawatts, according to the American Wind Energy Association.

www.xcelenergy.com