Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2022 11:00:13 +0000
Minneapolis and St. Paul residents logged 25,000 trips and nearly 250,000 miles on the nation’s first renewably powered all-electric carshare program. To wrap up September, there is positive news coming out of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, where they are reporting the first six months of usage data for Evie Carshare. Paired with EV Spot […]
Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2022 04:21:00 +0000
The Bighorn Solar farm has been called the future of renewable energy. It’s a project dedicated to providing cleaner power for a major industrial facility, while also investing in the community and
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Read moreCredit to Author: NRDC| Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2022 19:43:28 +0000
With a unanimous decision, the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved Xcel’s plan to accelerate the end of coal in the state. The updated settlement — which was supported by NRDC, Sierra Club, and other parties and approved by the PUC with some modifications — is a win for the climate, Xcel customers, and […]
Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2022 17:15:41 +0000
Two employees of a company that manages coal-handling operations for Xcel Energy’s Comanche Generating Station in Colorado were killed June 2 when they were trapped in a coal pile that collapsed at the power plant. The collapse happened Thursday morning about 8:30 a.m. Mountain time, according to officials. Rescue crews located the victims Thursday afternoon. […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2022 04:11:00 +0000
Electrification—replacing fossil fuels with electricity to provide power—is a major part of the global effort toward decarbonization. It touches many sectors, and is sparking even more discussion about its
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2022 19:37:54 +0000
Xcel Energy is exploring a role as operator of the 462-MWe Carbon-Free Power Project (CFPP), potentially becoming a key member of the first-of-its-kind small modular reactor (SMR) power plant that is under development at an Idaho National Laboratory (INL) site in Idaho Falls. The development is another sizable step for the six-module NuScale Power VOYGR project. […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 05:29:47 +0000
The post Community Solar: Ready for the New Decade appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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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Read moreCredit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 05:00:00 +0000
The post Decarbonization: Utilities Leading the Way appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Decarbonization is a word that seems to be used quite regularly these days. For the power industry, it refers to the shift in electric generating resources from carbon-heavy coal to carbon-free nuclear or
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 17:45:50 +0000
The post Xcel Announces Deal to Power Steel Mill with Solar appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Xcel Energy has announced an agreement with Lightsource BP and EVRAZ North America to develop a $250-million, 240-MW solar power facility in Pueblo, Colorado. The plant will provide power to the EVRAZ Rocky Mountain Steel facility in Pueblo. Xcel said the plant will be the largest on-site solar facility dedicated to a single company. The […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 13:43:44 +0000
Xcel Energy’s effort to purchase a 760-MW natural gas combined cycle facility in Mankato, Minnesota, from Southern Power, a wholesale energy provider and subsidiary of Southern Company, is meeting resistance from two state agencies. The Minnesota Department of Commerce (DOC) and the Minnesota Office of the Attorney General (OAG) recommended the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission […]
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