Xcel Energy continues to push ahead with its Green New aspirations despite mounting evidence that the reliability of the regional electric grid is dwindling. On May 8, 2023, the company…
You’ve probably noticed that you pay a 6.875 percent sales tax on the electricity you use in your household unless that electricity is for heating your home. This means that…
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…
The Coal Creek Station will continue to generate electricity for decades to come, thanks to a decision by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to grant unanimous approval for the sale…
There is currently a comment period at the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for Xcel Energy’s plan to close their coal plants a decade before the end of their useful…
There is nothing wrong with a meeting between the PUC and utility companies they regulate, but some of the agenda and discussions during this meeting were highly irregular and inappropriate.
This article is the fourth installment explaining the findings of our new study entitled Doubling Down on Failure, How a 50 percent by 2030 Renewable Energy Standard Would Cost Minnesota $80.2…
Want to learn more about the impact of the polar vortex on the energy system in Minnesota? Watch live as Xcel Energy's gas division, Centerpoint Energy, and Great Plains Gas…
Angry anti-pipeline protesters crashed the party at The Theater of Public Policy Monday evening, as eco-activists who oppose building new pipelines to safely and efficiently transport oil decided the show…
Dayton's Department of Commerce filed their petition because they claimed Enbridge did not prove the oil was needed. Previous claims made by the Department of Commerce stating that the oil…
Anti-pipeline activists forget that engineering is a science, and that it allows us to transport oil and natural gas safely through pipelines more than 99.999 percent of the time. These…
Public Utilities Commission Commissioner Katie Sieben, who was appointed by Governor Mark Dayton, said the decision on whether to approve a replacement of the Line 3 oil pipeline “Has no…
The Minnesota Department of Commerce was unbelievably shortsighted when it said a new Line 3 wasn't needed. Click here to find out why.