Xcel Energy must pair expanding grid investments with transparency, rigorous budget analysis, and smarter alternatives to keep energy affordable and clean.
Clean Electricity
Xcel Energy’s new “Capacity*Connect” program is a positive step toward building the grid of the future
Capacity*Connect will provide Xcel with an opportunity to learn how to coordinate DERs on its system in a way that works for its customers and advances decarbonization efforts.
Defend Minnesota’s 100% clean electricity law
Elected leaders in the Minnesota Legislature need to hear from their constituents — can you speak up today to defend Minnesota’s path to reliable and affordable clean electricity?
What’s up with data centers in Minnesota?
Data centers in Minnesota would use a lot of electricity and water. Minnesota decision-makers can and should ensure they help, not hinder, our affordable, equitable transition to clean electricity.
Regulatory Update: Fresh Energy supports innovative distributed energy program
Fresh Energy filed comments in support of Xcel Energy’s proposed “Capacity*Connect” program, which could deploy as much as 200 megawatts of battery storage to support grid reliability.
How Fresh Energy plugs into the Midwest grid
An important way that Fresh Energy works to shape the future of our electric grid is by having a full-time staffer dedicated to working with the Midwest’s regional grid operator.