Sherburne

Minnesota Center For Energy and Environment thinks governments “have room” to raise taxes in communities losing coal plants

August 3, 2020 by Isaac Orr

Energy policy in Minnesota is a mess. Liberal politicians, profit-seeking, government-approved monopoly utilities like Xcel Energy, and environmental groups are pushing for the closure of Minnesota’s reliable coal-fired power plants,…

August 3, 2020 by Isaac Orr

Energy & Environment

Refuting “Local View: Minnesota Must Aggressively Move to Less-Costly Renewables”

May 6, 2019 by Isaac Orr

My piece in the Duluth News Tribune detailing how a 50 percent renewable energy mandate would harm the mining industry has generated quite the controversy, with at least three counterpoints…

May 6, 2019 by Isaac Orr

Energy & Environment

Xcel Should Save Sherco 1 and 2, Skip the Wind

October 5, 2018 by Isaac Orr, Mitch Rolling

On October 2nd, Xcel Energy told a crowd of people about how they intend to grow their "carbon free" electricity generation portfolio by replacing coal-fired generation with more wind. This…

October 5, 2018 by Isaac Orr, Mitch Rolling