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Xcel Energy will pay $640M to settle claims from Denver-area wildfire that burned 1,000 structures

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Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy said Wednesday it expects to pay about $640 million to settle lawsuits alleging it was responsible for starting Colorado’s most destructive wildfire that killed two people and destroyed nearly 1,000 homes in 2021.

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  1. WHEC Rochester

    Xcel Energy will pay $640M to settle claims from Denver-area wildfire that burned 1,000 structures (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy said Wednesday it expects to pay about $640 million to settle lawsuits alleging it was responsible for starting Colorado’s most destructive wildfire that killed two people and destroyed nearly 1,000 homes in 2021.

  2. KOB 4

    Xcel Energy will pay $640M to settle claims from deadly Denver-area wildfire that destroyed 1,000 structures (opens KOB 4)

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    Xcel Energy will pay $640M to settle claims from deadly Denver-area wildfire that destroyed 1,000 structures.

  3. NBC News

    Xcel Energy will pay $640M to settle claims from deadly Denver-area wildfire that burned 1,000 structures (opens NBC News)

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    Xcel Energy expects to pay about $640 million to settle lawsuits alleging it was responsible for starting Colorado's most destructive wildfire that killed two people and destroyed nearly 1,000 homes in 2021, the company said Wednesday.

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