The Minnesota Reformer reports today on the scrutiny that Xcel Energy is facing over its natural gas rate increase proposals. Here’s the background, from the Reformer: In October, Xcel asked…
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has set an “external planning meeting” for tomorrow, September 16, 2025 to hear significant changes to wind turbine siting in Minnesota. The proposed change has…
The financial behemoth Blackrock has proposed taking over the Duluth-based electric utility Minnesota Power. The debate over the transaction is revealing some unexpected fault lines. The debate has a tiny…
All signs point to “yes.” The question comes before the state Public Utilities Commission (PUC) tomorrow. We reported last month on the recent rate case filed by the state’s largest…
On Monday, Minnesota Power announced plans to build two large-scale solar projects in northern Minnesota. The utility has not yet released cost estimates. The Regal Solar project will be located…
On January 4, the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) issued a two-page letter to Xcel Energy urging them to delay the closure of the two remaining units at the…
I’ve applied to fill an upcoming vacancy on the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC). To be clear, there is zero chance I will be appointed by Governor Walz, but here…
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) vice chairman Joe Sullivan told attendees at a conference hosted by the Minnesota Solar Energy Industries Association that “the public will absolutely revolt” if there…
If you’re unhappy about Xcel Energy’s plan to increase your electric bills to pay for electric vehicle charging stations, you can air your grievances today at an online hearing from…
Mike Hughlett at the Star Tribune wrote an excellent story last week detailing how Xcel Energy dropped its highly contested request for a $122 million rate increase in 2023, which…
Xcel Energy is proposing a massive 20 percent price hike on its electricity customers in Minnesota to finance its own version of the Green New Deal. Unfortunately, the left-leaning Minnesota…
Xcel Energy is attempting to spend roughly $300 million dollars building electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure and buying electric school buses with your money. The proposal would force Minnesota families…
A recent article by E&E News Energywire found that Xcel Energy, Minnesota’s largest electric company, has struggled to get electric vehicle (EV) owners to sign up to a charging program…
This week, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) voted to allow Xcel Energy to shut down their coal-fired power plants a decade before the end of their useful lifetimes and…
Regulators on the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved a reduced increase in interim electricity prices than the 9.4 percent price hike sought by Xcel Energy. In doing so, the…
The article below originally appeared in the Fargo Forum: The Otter Tail Power Company made headlines when it announced it would be seeking to withdraw from its 35 percent ownership…
Xcel Energy customers will soon see their electric bills go up by $222 per year to pay for more wind and solar. Unfortunately, this massive price increase is only the…
There are only three days left to sign American Experiment’s petition opposing Xcel Energy’s Green New Deal!
Huge increases in the cost of electricity for Xcel Energy's industrial customers mean it will eventually be too expensive for anything to be "Made in Minnesota."
Line 3 opponents often argue the Governor should deep-six the oil pipeline replacement project because it would lock in oil use for the foreseeable future when we should, in reality be…