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Minnesota Keeps Shutting Down Inexpensive Power Plants: Why Not Expensive Renewable Energy Centers?
In recent years, Minnesota has retired some of the most efficient power plants in the state, including Black Dog, High Bridge, Riverside, Taconite Harbor, Syl Laskin, and Hoot Lake – all of which pr...
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Why Wind Energy Cannot Fully Displace Traditional Energy Sources
Wind is simply too unpredictable, too unreliable, and too dependent on weather conditions to replace traditional energy sources like coal, natural gas, and nuclear that capable of producing electricit...
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Minnesota Electric Bills Have Increased 58% Due to Expensive Wind Energy Investments
Electric bills in Minnesota have increased substantially due to wind energy investments, but even in light of this information, there are organizations that go to lengths to conceal this fact. One of ...
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New Great Plains Institute Study Hides the High Cost of Reducing CO2 Emissions
Advocates of reducing CO2 emissions from electricity generation have released a new study attempting to show the necessary steps to make 13 states CO2-free in the Midwest. Unfortunately, the study, re...
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Power Outages in Texas: What Minnesota Can Learn
In recent years, the electrical grid in Texas (ERCOT) has had moments of almost utter collapse. In 2008, a storm swept through the state causing a large amount of wind capacity to rapidly go off-grid ...
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