Construction could begin by the spring of next year on a an expansive service center in Aurora that will belong to Excel Energy company.
Plans call for the building of both office space and a warehouse facility that will go up on land Xcel recently purchased for $2.7 million.
The High Point Elevated site encompasses a 5 million square foot industrial development park not far from the Denver International Airport.
In remarks to the Denver Post, Robert Kennedy, president of Xcel Energy-Colorado, said the High Point facility will “provide easy access for Xcel Energy to better service our customers in the growing areas of Aurora and further east, as well as Denver International Airport.”
Kennedy added that the new Xcel facility will “allow for a faster response time to service calls and will have room to house the equipment needed to grow our operations.”
The announcement comes as the High Point Elevated business park, which was launched in 2021, has seen any number of new industrial and logistics space projects.
The growing Excel, based in Minneapolis, currently serves a nearly 4 million customer base, stretching from Michigan and Minnesota, to vast reaches of Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado.
By Garry Boulard
