Minnesota Power has filed a proposal to withdraw the rate case and pullback the rate increases and rate design changes we were working against.
Clean Electricity
Xcel Plans Investments in Grid Modernization
Xcel Energy is investing significant financial resources into planning for grid modernization which will set the pace for the next decade.
The State of Virginia Commits to 100 Percent Carbon-Free Electricity
Virginia is the eighth state to commit to 100 percent carbon-free electricity. On the heels of this major announcement, we need to consider how Minnesota’s clean energy goals stack up.
Fresh Energy applauds Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency’s plans to be 80% carbon-free in 2030
Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA) announced on February 5, 2020, its plan to reshape its generation portfolio through the retirement of the Sherco 3 coal-fired power plant in 2020 and replace it primarily with wind and solar generation.
MISO’s 50 GW Gap!
Utility planners must look deep into the future as they plan, finance, and build 50-year assets. And yet, the future is uncertain. Though demand for clean energy is increasing daily, transmission capacity, which is key to integrating renewable energy into the grid, is already at it’s limit. And further, there is no plan for adding new capacity in our region.