A large Coke bottling plant near Denver International Airport , expected to create hundreds of jobs, was beset by missed deadlines and communication problems and ultimately fell through after Xcel Energy failed to supply electricity to the site, according to city documents and a Denver City Council member.

This setback adds to mounting frustrations from developers about Xcel’s ability to deliver power to proposed metro area projects , although the utility insists that wasn’t the case with the bottling plant.

City Council member Stacie Gilmore, who represents Denver’s Far Northeast District 11, along with several other members of the council, approved a $270.7 million, 75-year ground lease agreement with Utah-based manufacturer and distributor Swire Coca-Cola in April 2023.

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