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Community solar refers to local solar facilities shared by multiple subscribers who receive credit on their electricity bills for their share of the power produced. Community solar allows homeowners, renters
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The post Wisconsin PSC Backs Construction of Gas-Fired Plant appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Construction of a $700 million natural gas-fired power plant near the Wisconsin-Minnesota border was authorized by Wisconsin regulators on Jan. 16, over the objections of environmental groups who have said the plant is not needed. Dairyland Power Cooperative and Minnesota Power would jointly own the 625-MW Nemadji Trail Energy Center, which on its current timeline […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2019 16:45:41 +0000
Ratepayers in Wisconsin are breathing a sigh of relief after a Minnesota court sends a proposed new natural gas power plant back for review — wait, what
Credit to Author: Carter Sherman| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 17:18:45 +0000
Abortion rights groups are pouring tens of millions into these states to flip their legislatures in 2020.
Read moreCredit to Author: John Farrell| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 19:05:03 +0000
Minnesota’s community solar program hit a record 613 megawatts of operational capacity in September 2019. The chart below shows the progress of projects through the program since August 2015, and the nearly two-year lag between the program launch in December 2014 and the successful ignition of multiple megawatts of capacity in January
Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2019 23:55:08 +0000
The post Three More Nuclear Plant Owners Will Demonstrate Hydrogen Production appeared first on POWER Magazine.
FirstEnergy Solutions (FES), Xcel Energy, and Arizona Public Service (APS) will demonstrate hydrogen production at three nuclear plants they own starting in 2020 and 2021. The projects, selected as part of the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Nuclear Energy’s Advanced Reactor Development Project funding pathway, aim to improve long-term competitiveness of the nuclear sector […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 15:27:19 +0000
Xcel Energy on May 20 announced it would close its two remaining coal plants in Minnesota over the next decade, and the utility said it also wants to operate its Monticello nuclear plant in the state until at least 2040. Xcel, which is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and serves electricity and natural gas customers in […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: ccepeda| Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 04:17:03 +0000
A woman from Minnesota, United States donated her kidney to the firefighter who saved her daughter two years prior.
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Credit to Author: khallare| Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 09:02:48 +0000
The sheriff’s office said in the tweet that having a pig on the driver’s lap can now be a cause for distracted driving.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2019 14:44:24 +0000
Minnesota and Wisconsin recently joined the list of states aiming for a 100% clean-energy future, while some Illinois lawmakers are pushing for not only carbon-free power, but also 100% renewable energy. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) was the latest to announce a set of policy proposals designed to lead his state’s electricity sector to 100% […]
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