On October 3, 2024, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved the Certificate of Need and Route Permit for the eastern segment of the Big Stone-Big Oaks Transmission Line.
Clean Electricity
Osprey Wilds deepens commitment to sustainability with new solar farm
Osprey Wilds installed a new solar farm to power their campus and surrounding neighborhood. Learn how this idea became a reality.
Modernization, proactive upgrades recommended to Xcel’s Integrated Distribution Plan
Fresh Energy’s recommendations for Xcel’s 2023 Integrated Distribution Plan include grid efficiency improvements, proactive upgrades and cost allocations, and to value solar more highly.
Resilient Minneapolis Project clears final hurdle
The Resilient Minneapolis Project will enable three Minneapolis community sites to install rooftop solar, a battery energy storage system, and microgrid controls on their buildings. Read on to learn more.
Xcel’s long-range plan cuts carbon, but key improvements are needed for cost-effective, equitable decarbonization
Fresh Energy and partners dug into Xcel Energy’s newest Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) to decarbonize their electricity system, offering recommendations to add more renewable energy and storage.
Xcel Energy’s proposed long range plan expands new renewables and storage, over emphasizes need for gas
In response to Xcel Energy’s long range plan, Clean Energy Organizations file a five-year plan with greater emissions reductions and less dependence on new natural gas “peaker” plants.