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A Minnesota utility that that paved the way by using drones to inspect transmission lines is now using them to build one.
Tagged with: drones Xcel Energy
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High winds knock out power to thousands
High winds have knocked out power to thousands of people in Wisconsin.
Tagged with: Xcel Energy
Read More »Xcel to retire coal plants early
Xcel Energy said on Monday it plans to retire its two remaining coal plants in the Upper Midwest by 2030, a decade earlier than scheduled, bringing praise from environmental groups.
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Read More »Most storm-related power outages repaired in Upper Midwest
Most of the tens of thousands of people who lost electricity during a severe snow storm in the Upper Midwest have their power back on.
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Read More »Becker considers options with scaled-back energy plant
A central Minnesota city that is home to the largest coal-fired plant in the Upper Midwest is looking to diversify the local economy as Xcel Energy plans to retire most of the generators at the plant in the next seven years.
Tagged with: coal Xcel Energy
Read More »$580M power line put into service in Wisconsin
A high-voltage power line built across western Wisconsin has been put into service after almost three years of construction.
Tagged with: American Transmission Co. LLC Badger Coulee Dairyland Energy Solutions Xcel Energy
Read More »Utility aims for zero carbon emissions from electric power
A utility serving 3.6 million electricity customers in Wisconsin and seven other states said on Tuesday it will try to eliminate all its carbon emissions from electrical generation by 2050.
Tagged with: climate change renewable energy Xcel Energy
Read More »Storms across area prompt evacuations, flooding (UPDATE)
Heavy rains pounded Wisconsin and Minnesota Monday night, prompting evacuation orders for about 100 residents in one small Wisconsin town and flash flooding in parts of Minnesota, where people at a council meeting briefly took cover in a basement.
Tagged with: flooding storm Xcel Energy
Read More »Xcel Energy may split subsidiary for Minnesota, North Dakota
Xcel Energy has proposed splitting up its utility operations in North Dakota and Minnesota, telling regulators that widening policy differences between the two states over clean energy have caused stresses that might best be resolved through a breakup.
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Read More »Project begins to clean pollution from Lake Superior harbor
A project to remove contaminated sediments from a harbor on Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin is underway after years of planning and legal battles.
Tagged with: DNR Lake Superior Northern States Power Co. of Wisconsin Xcel Energy
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