the Valmont Power Plant in east Boulder, Colorado, was one of the last coal-fired power plants operating in the western United States.

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The coal-burning era at the Valmont power plant, east Boulder, Colorado, came to an end in 2017. The plant still generates electricity using natural gas as its fuel.

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Location: East Boulder, Colorado, USA
Photo credit: © Ron's Boulder and Colorado Collection / Alamy / Afripics
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