Minneapolis Star Tribune

Xcel wants to raise your electricity costs by $222 per year to pay for more wind and solar

October 26, 2021 by Isaac Orr

Yesterday, Xcel Energy announced it would be seeking a massive 21.2 percent price increase on electricity over the next three years, meaning Xcel residential electricity customers will pay an additional…

October 26, 2021 by Isaac Orr

Energy & Environment

Our Perspective: Minnesota’s Days of Cheaper Electricity Seem Numbered

November 18, 2019 by Isaac Orr

This weekend, Mike Hughlett of the Star Tribune wrote an excellent article entitled “Minnesota’s Days of Cheaper Electricity Seem Numbered,” which details how Minnesota electricity prices have increased substantially in…

November 18, 2019 by Isaac Orr

Energy & Environment

No, Xcel’s Pledge to be Carbon-Free by 2050 Does Not Make Good Business Sense

December 11, 2018 by Isaac Orr

Lee Schafer of the Minneapolis Star Tribune wrote an article in the Sunday, December 9th edition of the newspaper stating that Xcel's pledge to generate 100 percent of its electricity…

December 11, 2018 by Isaac Orr