July 3, 2018 / Business North A Minnesota administrative law judge has decided Minnesota Power has not shown it needs to make 250 megawatts of new electricity available from a proposed generation plant in Superior. As a result,Judge Jeanne M. Cochran recommends the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) deny a plan for the Duluth-based utility…

July 3, 2018 / KBJR6.com By Anthony Matt TWIN PORTS – A big blow has been dealt to a proposed natural gas plant in Superior. Judge Jeanne M. Cochran  An Administrative Law Judge has ruled the $700-million proposed natural gas plant, known as Nemadji Trail Energy Center is not only not needed it’s not even in the public…

July 4, 2018 / La Crosse Tribune  By Chris Hubbuch Dairyland Power’s plans to build a $700 million natural gas plant in Superior could be in jeopardy after a Minnesota judge found the plant is not in the public’s best interest. A Minnesota judge on Monday recommended that regulators deny Minnesota Power’s proposal for the…

May 24, 2018 / Power Magazine By Aaron Larson A bill that would have provided more cost-recovery certainty for Xcel Energy’s two Minnesota nuclear plants didn’t get through the state House of Representatives prior to the legislative session ending on May 20, effectively killing the measure. The bill would have allowed Xcel to submit proposals to the…

May 21, 2018 / Star Tribune By Mike Hughlett Measure altering nuclear cost oversight comes up short in Legislature. Legislation that would have changed the state’s approval process for Xcel Energy’s nuclear power investments — a measure opposed by consumer and business groups — has died in the Minnesota House. The legislation would have essentially…

May 14, 2018 / Star Tribune   By Mike Hughlett   Legislation’s foes fear it would shift risk from shareholders to ratepayers Legislation passed by the Minnesota Senate would change the state’s approval process for Xcel Energy’s nuclear power costs — a move opposed by consumer and business groups. Xcel said the legislation passed Monday…

May 7, 2018 / Post Bulletin By John Molseed Zaria Romero, a Century High School junior and one of the organizers of Sunday’s Community Climate Convening, said having community leaders attend the event was a success itself. “It’s really cool to see who showed up,” he said “It shows that they care about these issues…

April 24, 2018 / Utility Dive By Herman K. Trabish Performance-based regulation needs more work before it is ready to effectively deal with the perverse incentive, according a stakeholder group studying cutting-edge utility oversight proposals in Minnesota. A completely new performance-based regulatory approach may be less effective than innovative alternatives to the existing cost-of-service (COS)…

April 3, 2018 / Finance and Commerce In north Minneapolis, Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light helped organize and fund a community solar garden on top of Shiloh Temple that later this year will begin powering a nearby mosque and 26 homes.In central Minnesota, the Rural Renewable Energy Alliance in Backus developed a community solar garden for the…

March 28, 2018 / The Energy Daily By John Beattie Despite opposition from ratepayer advocates, green groups and the state’s main business group, Minnesota lawmakers advanced legislation Tuesday that would give Xcel Energy an easier process to bill ratepayers for the costs of future investments in its two in-state nuclear plants, including $1 billion the…