The state Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) is on the brink of approving two massive new electric transmission line projects. Next week (April 10) the Commission will meet to take up…
Tomorrow, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) is expected to consider for approval two unrelated major high-voltage transmission line projects which will nearly span the state at a cost of…
The Department of Energy has announced $2.2 billion in funding for grid projects across the U.S. Montana and North Dakota are the lucky recipients of $700 million to support the…
Duluth-based electric utility Minnesota Power (MP) announced this week that they had received approval from the state’s Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) for a $1 billion upgrade of an existing interstate…
Regional energy regulators are meeting in Minneapolis to make your life “better.” An organization you’ve never heard of is meeting in Minneapolis this week and why should you care? I’ll…
In 2019, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced his plan to mandate that 100 percent of Minnesota’s electricity come from carbon-free sources by 2050. As part of his pitch, the Governor…
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…
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…
Property rights advocates in Iowa are furious about a proposal by the Iowa Utilities Board, the Iowa version of Minnesota’s Public Utilities Commission, to allow utility companies to use eminent…
Minnesota families saw their electricity bills reach a new all-time high in 2018 due to an increasing reliance on expensive and unreliable wind and solar power. Despite the fact that…