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The power plant runs two generators that, when running at top performance, can deliver a total 324 megawatts of electrical power to the Shoshone Transmission Line. The plant is powered by water pressure from the water released from a storage reservoir. [3] [4] General Electric expected to complete a major refurbishment to the plant in 2020. [5]
The 2020 East Troublesome Fire was a massive and destructive wildfire, and the second-largest in the history of the U.S. state of Colorado.Named for the East Fork of Troublesome Creek, close to the fire's point of origin in the Arapaho National Forest, the fire burned 193,812 acres (78,433 ha) between its ignition on October 14, 2020, and its containment on November 30.
The Marshall Fire was a destructive wildfire and urban conflagration that started on December 30, 2021, shortly after 11:00 a.m. MST, [3] as a grass fire in Boulder County, Colorado. [4] The fire caused the evacuation of 37,500 people, killed two people, and destroyed more than 991 structures to become the most destructive fire in Colorado ...
On October 16, U.S. Route 34, a main east-west highway artery into Estes Park, was closed due to extreme fire behavior and emergency operations. [28] By Sunday October 18, the fire had grown another 30,000 acres and became the first fire in Colorado history to surpass 200,000 acres burned. [29]
Emergency repairs will shut down a 36-mile Colorado River pipeline from Sept. 6-20, officials said. 15-day watering ban in portions of L.A. County due to pipeline leak Skip to main content
The Grizzly Creek Fire (also called the 120 Fire) [2] was a wildfire that burned 32,631 acres (13,205 ha) in Glenwood Canyon in the state of Colorado in the United States. The fire first ignited on August 10, 2020 and was declared 100% contained on December 18, 2020.
The Hayman Fire was a forest fire started on June 8, 2002, 35 miles (56 km) northwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado and 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Denver, Colorado and was, for 18 years, the largest wildfire in the state's recorded history at over 138,114 acres.
The Spring Creek Fire started on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 near Fort Garland, Colorado. [5] Jesper Jørgensen (modified to Joergensen or Jorgensen in English), 52, a citizen of Denmark and reported by immigration authorities as being in the United States illegally because he had overstayed his visa, has been arrested and faces arson charges for allegedly starting the fire. [3]