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According to the most recent Form 10-K that Xcel Energy, Colorado’s largest investor owned utility (IOU), filed with the Security and Exchange Commission dated December 31, 2011, electricity generation from natural gas was more than double the price of electricity generated from coal in Colorado. A table on page 18 of the report shows thathttps://i2i.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/i2i_building_facebook_1200x630.jpg1200630