Energy & Environment
House committee asks hard questions about cancellation of Twin Metals leases
This week, the House Committee on Natural Resources announced that it would take a closer look at the role that three national environmental groups played in opposing Minnesota mining projects. Questions are long overdue about the Biden…
Administration resets fuel economy standards
The Department of Transportation announced yesterday that it would be resetting Corporate Average…
PUC Establishes New ‘Clean Heat’ Targets Designed to…
The regulatory noose around Colorado’s natural gas utilities just got a whole lot tighter, and…
On our way to 5 million views
Have you watched this video yet? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loLXjggF3F4 Three million others…
Xcel knows that coal matters, but only in Colorado
This month, Xcel Energy asked state regulators in Colorado to extend the operating life of the…
Minnesota “a very distant last place” for data center developers
The Star Tribune reported this weekend about several data center projects that have pulled out of Minnesota thanks to “the state’s lengthy permitting process.” From the article: A company has halted two large-scale data center projects in Minnesota,…
The Big Short(fall): Colorado’s Upcoming Power Plant…
By Ethan Cornell* Introduction The data summarizing planned generation closures in Colorado signals…
Xcel to push batteries through PUC, doubletime
As American Experiment’s Bill Glahn reported last week, Xcel Energy is proposing to double its…
What’s new in the 2025 Critical Minerals List
Last week, the Department of the Interior finalized its 2025 Critical Minerals List, adding 10 new…
Xcel proposes massive battery project at Sherco
From a company news release issued yesterday, Xcel Energy to build Upper Midwest’s largest battery…
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