Energy & Environment
Xcel to push batteries through PUC, doubletime
As American Experiment’s Bill Glahn reported last week, Xcel Energy is proposing to double its battery storage at the Sherco coal plant in Becker, from 300 MW to 600 MW of storage. The company also intends to add 135.5 MW at the Blue Lake facility in…
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…
Monopolies rattled that they might face competition
In Minnesota, regulated monopolies like Xcel Energy have long enjoyed guaranteed service territories…
The truth about wind and solar
A new video released today by Center of the American Experiment exposes the real environmental costs…
Minnesota gets ‘D’ for wind and solar decommissioning requirements
The National Center for Energy Analytics released a report this month that evaluates each state’s financial assurances required for decommissioning wind and solar facilities. Given the short lifespans of wind turbines and solar panels — only 20 to 25…
The pervasive myth of ‘cheap’ wind and solar
A recent letter to the editor in the Star Tribune — from a Minnesota Department of Commerce…
Nuclear IS the answer
Last week, the Pew Research Center issued a report on popular support for nuclear power, Support for…
North Dakota is paying the price for Minnesota’s…
From the Minnesota Star Tribune, North Dakota wants to block Minnesota power lines in fight over…
Minneapolis to consider raising utility bills for green…
The Sahan Journal reports about an ordinance under consideration in Minneapolis that would increase…
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