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Legacy Projects
Legacy Projects
Xcel Energy inherited several legacy manufactured gas plant sites
What is a manufactured gas plant?
In the 1800s up until the mid-1900s, before natural gas was available as an energy source, gas was manufactured using coal, oil and/or petroleum. It was used primarily for heating, cooking and street lighting. EPA estimates that more than 50,000 manufactured gas plants (MGPs) operated in the United States between 1815 and 1960 and were owned by municipalities and corporations, including predecessor companies to today’s electric utilities. These plants produced a variety of waste products, including coal tar. Some of the waste products were sold or disposed and some were left at the plant site.
Given the extensive history of our operating companies—some going back more than 100 years—Xcel Energy has inherited several legacy manufactured gas plant sites. All of these plants were closed and dismantled and some of the properties were sold. Over the years, we have worked cooperatively with environmental agencies and communities to successfully investigate and/or remediate former MGP sites.
