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Xcel Sets Closure of Minnesota Coal Plants

May 22, 2019 admin allen s. king generating station, Business, Coal, Gas, Minnesota, monticello, natural gas, news, Nuclear, Renewables, sherburne county generating plant, sherco, Solar, Wind, xcel energy

Credit 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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Woman gives kidney to retired firefighter who saved her daughter 2 years ago

May 21, 2019 admin firefighters, inspirational, Kidney, kidney transplant, Latest News Stories, Minnesota, organ donor, seizures, World

Credit to Author: ccepeda| Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 04:17:03 +0000

Woman gives kidney to firefighter who saved her daughter

A woman from Minnesota, United States donated her kidney to the firefighter who saved her daughter two years prior.

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Man with pig on his lap gets pulled over for distracted driving

April 2, 2019 admin distracted driving, driver, Latest News Stories, Minnesota, pig, Texting, World

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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States Take Lead with Plans for 100% Carbon-Free Energy

March 7, 2019 admin California, climate change, Environmental, Hawaii, Illinois, Legislation, Legislative, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, renewable energy, Renewables, Solar, Wind, wisconsin, xcel energy

Credit 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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House call turns into horse call for police in Minnesota

February 9, 2019 admin horse, intruder, Latest News Stories, Minnesota, usa, World

Credit to Author: nguno| Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2019 06:54:49 +0000

A suburban Minneapolis resident reported a strange intruder in her basement. It was a horse.

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Energy-Efficiency Programs Benefit Us All

January 31, 2019 admin aceee, Business, cip, Commentary, conservation improvement program, energy efficiency, energy efficiency resource standard, Environmental, Markets, Minnesota, news, Power Demand

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Utility-sponsored energy-efficiency programs have always seemed like a contradiction to me. Obviously, power companies make money by selling electricity, so encouraging customers to install energy-efficient

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Storm whips up blizzards, dumps snow in Dakotas, Minnesota

December 27, 2018 admin blizzard, Latest News Stories, Minnesota, news, NORTH DAKOTA, snow, South Dakota, usa, Weather, World

Credit to Author: aulanday| Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2018 01:32:50 +0000

MINNEAPOLIS — Post-holiday travelers were finding driving difficult as a winter storm dumped heavy snow and whipped up gusty winds across parts of the Dakotas and Minnesota on Thursday.

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Xcel Buys Minnesota Gas-Fired Plant

November 9, 2018 admin Business, Coal, combined cycle, Gas, Minnesota, natural gas, news, Southern Co., wilmarth generating station, xcel energy

Xcel Energy said it will buy a natural gas-fired power plant in Minnesota from Southern Power, a subsidiary of Southern Co. The $650 million deal for the Mankato Energy Center puts Xcel in charge of a facility from which it has purchased power since the plant’s first unit came online in 2006. A second unit […]

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