On Monday, March 6th, Minnesotans had a chance to let Xcel Energy know about its plan to increase your electric bills to pay for electric vehicle charging stations. If you…
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…
Xcel Energy is seeking to increase your electric bills to pay for electric vehicle charging stations. You can sign American Experiment’s petition below to tell the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission…
Several of our readers have reached out to me over the last week as they received their latest electric bill that contained an insert explaining how Xcel Energy is seeking…
On Tuesday, February 7, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (DFL) signed the Blackout Bill into law. American Experiment has warned that the legislation, which requires that 100 percent of the electricity…
Tomorrow at 3 p.m., the Minnesota House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee will hold a hearing on House File (HF) 7, which is the 100 percent carbon-free electricity…
On October 23, 2022, the Colorado Sun published an interesting story titled “The wind turbines on this Colorado farm are 20 years old. Who’s going to take them down?” The…
We are experiencing one of the coldest Christmases in years, and our energy system is increasingly unable to keep up with dipping temperatures. Centerpoint Energy and Xcel Energy are warning…
Xcel Energy is warning Minnesotans that wholesale natural gas prices are rising, which could cause sticker shock for heating bills this month. Fox 9 reports: In a message on Wednesday,…
Grid monitors warn that the electricity system that serves Minnesota and 14 other states, the Midcontinent Independent Systems Operator (MISO), is at a high risk of blackouts, and this threat…
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…
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…
For years, Minnesotans have been told that our state should pass the same energy policies as Germany, which has subsidized wind and solar power, shut down its nuclear and coal-fired…
Walker Orenstein of MinnPost wrote an article detailing the energy and climate agenda of key Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota now that the DFL has total control of the House of…
A recent story from the Energy and Policy Institute (EPI) details how Xcel Energy is apparently approaching cities to join its Carbon-Free Future MN Coalition to promote Xcel’s goals of…
On November 17, 2022, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) issued its 2022-2023 Winter Reliability Assessment, a document that identifies risks to the electric grid for all of North…
The recent elections gave Minnesota Democrats total control of the state government for at least the next two years. According to an article in The Sahan Journal, they are wasting…
A recent report from Lending Tree shows that 25 percent of Minnesota households reduced their purchases of basic living expenses, such as medicine or food, to pay an energy bill…
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…
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that the Sherburne County Generating Station, commonly referred to as Sherco, generated 1.4 million megawatt hours (MWhs) of electricity in July…
Center of the American Experiment will be participating in a Save Our Sherco (SOS) town hall rally organized by local residents on Saturday, October 8th, at 2pm at the high…
This article is the first in a series discussing the findings of American Experiment’s latest report, The High Cost of 100 Percent Carbon-Free Electricity: Governor Walz’s Proposal Would Cost Minnesota…
American Experiment’s campaign to persuade Xcel Energy and the Public Utilities Commission to delay the retirement of Unit 2 at the Sherburne County Generating Station (Sherco) is gaining steam. Make…
The Ruthless variety progrum raked Xcel Energy’s thermostat takeover in Colorado on Thursday’s episode. Xcel’s so-called AC Rewards program gives Colorado customers the option to sign up to have their…