BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:MDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261020T200335Z UID:939EECBD-1663-43DD-8C8C-EF6370BC02C4 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20261015T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20261015T193000 DESCRIPTION:Please join the Pikes Peak Chapter of the Power and Energy Soci ety and the Pikes Peak Section of IEEE for a walking tour of Birdsall Powe r Plant. Birdsall is a 1950s gas-fired steam power plant that generated ab out 60 MegaWatts into the Colorado Springs Utilities power system. It hold s three turbine-generator units that are no longer in operation… and thi s is a rare opportunity for us to see details that we could not see if the plant were running.\n\nThe plant building has an elevator from the ground floor to the turbine deck (which has steel grate for part of its floor.) Closed-toe shoes and long pants are required. Hard hats and safety glasses are available\; we may bring our own if we have them.\n\nWe need to PRE-R EGISTER to meet the security requirements at Colorado Springs Utilities. B RING IDENTIFICATION.\n\nShow-up time is 5:30 PM MDT Thursday\, October 15t h\, 2026 at Pedestrian Gate P1 in front of 215 Nichols Boulevard\, 80907. Parking is available across the street but will be difficult if we arrive too early.\n\nAfter the tour\, we propose to go to the Public House at the Alexander for an informal dinner at our own expense.\n\nYou way have seen this view of the Plant from Nevada Avenue:\n\nFrom the Grandview Overlook in Palmer Park\, it looks like a three-funneled steamship in the middle o f town!\n\nBldg: Birdsall Power Plant\, 215 Nichols Boulevard\, Colorado S prings Utilities\, Colorado Springs\, Colorado\, United States\, 80907 LOCATION:Bldg: Birdsall Power Plant\, 215 Nichols Boulevard\, Colorado Spri ngs Utilities\, Colorado Springs\, Colorado\, United States\, 80907 ORGANIZER:shakeastick@gmail.com SEQUENCE:59 SUMMARY:Tour of Birdsall Power Plant URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/580762 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="MsoNormal">Please join the Pikes Pe ak Chapter of the Power and Energy Society and the Pikes Peak Section of I EEE for a walking tour of Birdsall Power Plant. Birdsall is a 1950s gas-fi red steam power plant that generated about 60 MegaWatts into the Colorado Springs Utilities power system. It holds three turbine-generator units tha t are no longer in operation&hellip\; and this is a rare opportunity for u s to see details that we could not see if the plant were running.</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal">The plant building has an elevator from the ground floor to the turbine deck (which has steel grate for part of its floor.) Closed -toe shoes and long pants are required. Hard hats and safety glasses are a vailable\; we may bring our own if we have them.</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" >We need to PRE-REGISTER to meet the security requirements at Colorado Spr ings Utilities. BRING IDENTIFICATION.</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal">Show-up ti me is 5:30 PM MDT Thursday\, October 15<sup>th</sup>\, 2026 at Pedestrian Gate P1 in front of 215 Nichols Boulevard\, 80907. Parking is available ac ross the street but will be difficult if we arrive too early.</p>\n<p clas s="MsoNormal">After the tour\, we propose to go to the Public House at the Alexander for an informal dinner at our own expense.</p>\n<p class="MsoNo rmal">You way have seen this view of the Plant from Nevada Avenue:</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/medi a/display/a27d1616-20b7-4045-9a5b-cbc22e695f36"></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" >From the Grandview Overlook in Palmer Park\, it looks like a three-funnel ed steamship in the middle of town!</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR