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Rainbow Energy Center pitches coal‑park model, carbon capture and data‑center growth at Coal Creek Station briefing
Summary
Rainbow Energy Center told a Legislative interim committee it is operating Coal Creek Station as an independent power producer, investing in carbon capture and staging an energy park that includes data centers, fly‑ash reuse and plans for natural‑gas generation and pipeline access.
Rainbow Energy Center told the Legislative Interim Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on Oct. 29 that it had a multi‑pronged plan to keep Coal Creek Station operating and to use the plant as an anchor for an industrial energy park.
Jessica Bell, a representative of Rainbow Energy Center, said the 1,200‑megawatt Coal Creek coal‑fired plant and the nearby Falkirk Mine support more than 600 jobs and that the site’s owners had pursued a business model built around selling power into regional markets via the Nexus high‑voltage direct‑current line into the Minneapolis area. “Being an independent power producer also allows us to be privately owned and held,” Bell said, and she framed Coal Creek’s market access as a core asset for future development.
The presentation detailed several on‑site partners and revenue streams the company is developing. Blue Flint ethanol uses excess steam and stores…
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