Mercury Reduction Efforts

Xcel Energy is working to reduce power plant mercury emissions. We are:

• Participating with state and federal regulators to establish and implement mercury rules and regulations;
• Advancing research on emerging mercury control technologies through testing at our facilities and have twice received awards from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) for these efforts;
• Improving the way we monitor and report mercury emissions – Xcel Energy is one of the first utilities in the country to install continuous emission monitoring systems for mercury at several power plants; and
• Installing mercury controls at our power plants.

Learn more about our mercury reduction efforts:

• Minnesota Mercury Reduction Plans
• Colorado Mercury Reduction Plans

Mercury emissions from our power plants are reported annually through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Toxic Release Inventory database and are provided under Community Right-to-Know.

Learn more about mercury and efforts to reduce mercury emissions from power plants:

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Edison Electric Institute
• Electric Power Research Institute