"green" energy bad? Apparently the cost of upkeep is too high. I thought they didn't care how much it cost as long as it was not coal or gas? Archive: https://archive.today/Rl6fb From the post: >>Xcel Energy will begin removing the 218-foot earth and rock-fill hydroelectric dam at Fooses Reservoir near Salida this month, the company announced Wednesday. The project to remove the dam, which is located in the Pike-San Isabel National Forests, is estimated to take until December 2024.