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Minnesota Bill Aimed at 100 Percent Carbon-Free Power Sources by 2040
After more than seven hours of debate, the Minnesota House passed HF7, as amended, by a 70-60 vote along party lines. It would require...
Greenbacker Renewable Energy Acquires Two PRC Wind Minnesota Assets
Through a wholly owned subsidiary, Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC has purchased two operating wind assets in Murray County, Minn. from PRC Wind. With...
Two Newly Completed Wind Farms Power Upper Midwest
Upper Midwest customers of Xcel Energy are now receiving renewable energy from two newly completed wind facilities, the 150 MW Foxtail Wind Project in...
Harrison Street, Juhl and Gevo Complete Wind Facility Construction
Gevo Inc., Juhl Energy and Harrison Street Investors have completed the construction of two wind turbines that will supply up to 5 MW of...
Minnesota PUC Green-Lights 400 MW Of Wind For Otter Tail Power
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has voted unanimously to approve a modified version of Otter Tail Power Co.'s 15-year resource plan, which includes...
Minnesota Announces Bipartisan Push Toward 50% Renewables
Lt. Gov. Tina Smith, D-Minn., has announced a proposal that would boost Minnesota’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) from 25% by 2025 to 50% by...
Minn. Municipal Power Agency Signs Up For More Wind
The Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (MMPA) has expanded its portfolio of renewable resources to include power from the Black Oak Getty Wind Farm, a...
Xcel Green-Lighted For Renewable*Connect Initiative In Minnesota
Minnesota’s Public Utilities Commission has voted to approve a pilot program that will offer Minnesotans a flexible way to tap into wind and solar...
Feds Approve Canada-Minnesota Hydro, Wind Transmission Line
The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a presidential permit to Minnesota Power's Great Northern Transmission Line, which will deliver clean energy from Canada’s...
Thanks To Xcel Energy Partnership, Minnesota College Goes 100% Wind
Xcel Energy and Northfield, Minn.-based St. Olaf College have joined forces to provide the school with 100% wind energy.
St. Olaf will use Windsource, an...
Xcel Energy Announces REC Program For Minnesota Government
Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy is partnering with the state of Minnesota in an effort to ensure 33% of the State Capitol Complex’s energy comes from...
Odell Wind Project Gets Up And Running In Minnesota
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (APUC) has announced the commercial operations of the 200 MW Odell wind farm, located in Cottonwood, Jackson, Martin and...
Minnesota Power Releases Wind RFP To Advance Energy Strategy
Electric service provider Minnesota Power has released the first in a series of requests for proposals (RFPs) as part of the company’s resource evaluation...
Minnesota Power Resource Plan Includes 100-300 MW Wind Procurement
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has voted unanimously to approve Minnesota Power’s 15-year resource plan, which includes investments in wind and solar power...
New Wind Farm Will Bring Up To 300 MW To Southwest Minnesota
Nobles 2 Power Partners is beginning permitting procedures to bring a 250 MW to 300 MW wind farm to Nobles and Murray counties in...
Minn. Sees 14% Increase In Wind-Generated Power Over Last Decade
Minnesota, which generated 21% of its electricity from renewable energy - wind, solar, hydro and biomass - in 2015, is well on pace to...