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Project Name
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Charging Yak Energy Storage
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Description
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Charging Yak Energy Storage is a proposed 250-megawatt, 4-hour battery energy storage facility located adjacent to and interconnecting to the Golden West Wind electric substation in unincorporated El Paso County. Project facilities would include energy storage units, inverters, supervisory control and data acquisition system (SCADA) equipment, a collector substation, and a generation tie transmission line connecting to the Golden West Wind substation. The Project also proposes to include on-site service roads, drainage and stormwater facilities, temporary laydown and construction areas, and security fencing.
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Location
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31235 Funk Road, Calhan, CO 80808; adjacent to the Golden West Wind substation and operations building.
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Parcels
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1200000339
1200000339
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Applicant
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NextEra Energy
Tristan Wheeler ( tristan.wheeler@nexteraenergy.com )
(561) 632-1263
Tristan Wheeler ( tristan.wheeler@nexteraenergy.com )
(561) 632-1263
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EA Number
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EA2620
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File Prefix
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EA - Early Assistance
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Year
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2026
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Project Manager
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Kari Parsons
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Status
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Active
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Created
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2/9/2026 12:17:08 PM
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Review Comments
Additional Documents (3)
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Comment
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Date
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Engineering Checklist
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2/25/2026 12:50:59 PM
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Planning Notes
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2/25/2026 12:50:59 PM
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EA Video Recording
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2/25/2026 12:51:00 PM
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Review Documents (2)
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Brief Project Description
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2/9/2026 12:17:11 PM
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Site Map (Proposed Use)
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2/9/2026 12:17:11 PM
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Events (24)
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Comment
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2/25/2026 12:49:38 PM
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Request for Review Comments returned by PCD Project Manager
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2/10/2026 10:55:51 AM
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Request for Review Comments returned by Colorado Department of Transportation - Pueblo Office
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2/10/2026 10:41:06 AM
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Request for Review Comments returned by EPC Parks Department
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2/9/2026 3:18:59 PM
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Meeting scheduled: 2/25/2026 11:00:00 AM
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2/9/2026 12:33:06 PM
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Project Manager Assigned: Kari Parsons
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2/9/2026 12:27:07 PM
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Request for Assignment sent to EPC Fire and Wildfire Program Manager
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2/9/2026 12:27:06 PM
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Request for Assignment email sent for Project Charging Yak Energy Storage for review by LaShunda Simpson on behalf of Colorado Springs Public Works
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2/9/2026 12:26:58 PM
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Request for Assignment sent to Colorado Springs Public Works
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2/9/2026 12:26:54 PM
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Request for Assignment email sent for Project Charging Yak Energy Storage for review by Christina Prete on behalf of EPC DPW Stormwater
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2/9/2026 12:26:53 PM
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Request for Assignment sent to EPC DPW Stormwater
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2/9/2026 12:26:51 PM
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Request for Assignment email sent for Project Charging Yak Energy Storage for review by Catherine McGarvy on behalf of EPC Health Department
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2/9/2026 12:26:49 PM
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Request for Assignment sent to EPC Health Department
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2/9/2026 12:26:49 PM
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Request for Assignment email sent for Project Charging Yak Energy Storage for review by Drew Foxx on behalf of Colorado Springs Planning & Community Development
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2/9/2026 12:26:47 PM
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Request for Assignment sent to Colorado Springs Planning & Community Development
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2/9/2026 12:26:46 PM
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Request for Assignment email sent for Project Charging Yak Energy Storage for review by Justin Kilgore on behalf of PCD Project Manager
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2/9/2026 12:26:45 PM
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Request for Assignment sent to PCD Project Manager
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2/9/2026 12:26:43 PM
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Request for Assignment email sent for Project Charging Yak Energy Storage for review by Engineering Manager on behalf of EPC DPW Development Services - Engineering
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2/9/2026 12:26:42 PM
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Request for Assignment sent to EPC DPW Development Services - Engineering
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2/9/2026 12:26:37 PM
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Fees paid: 2/9/2026 (Receipt: 1011656)
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2/9/2026 12:17:13 PM
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Payment Request sent: 2/9/2026
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2/9/2026 12:17:10 PM
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EA Assigned: EA2620
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2/9/2026 12:17:10 PM
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Project Created
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2/9/2026 12:17:07 PM
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Application Triaged/Accepted
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2/9/2026 10:45:23 AM
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Application submitted
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