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Our Perspective: Xcel Quarterly Profits up 35 Percent, Buoyed by Rate Increases

February 3, 2020 by Isaac Orr

The Star Tribune published a bombshell story last Thursday entitled “Xcel Quarterly Profits up 35 Percent, Buoyed by Rate Increases,” which reported Xcel Energy’s quarterly profits for the last quarter…

February 3, 2020 by Isaac Orr

Energy & Environment

Xcel Energy CEO Made $26.2 Million in 2018 As Your Electric Bill Reached a New All-Time High

July 25, 2019 by Isaac Orr

The Star Tribune recently ran a piece announcing that Xcel Energy CEO Ben Fowke was the third-highest paid CEO in Minnesota in 2018 with a total pay of $26.2 million…

July 25, 2019 by Isaac Orr

Energy & Environment

Doubling Down on Failure Installment Two: Generation, Utility Profits, Property Taxes, and Transmission

March 31, 2019 by Isaac Orr

This article is the second 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…

March 31, 2019 by Isaac Orr