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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.

Published March 27, 2020
Categorized as Clean Electricity Tagged clean energy, clean power, distributed energy resources, distributed generation, grid modernization, Integrated distribution plan, Xcel Energy

Location, location, location (on the grid)

A brand new mapping tool will make connecting energy projects to the grid easier. Here’s how it works.

Published November 30, 2017
Categorized as Recent News Tagged community solar, distributed generation, grid, interconnection, public utilities commission, Xcel Energy

Modernizing the grid for an electric economy

As Minnesota moves from centralized coal plants to cleaner distributed energy resources like wind and solar, the flow of electricity on the grid is no longer going in just one direction. We need to modernize the rules that govern our electric system to ensure new clean energy can come online.

Published October 9, 2017
Categorized as Recent News Tagged distributed generation, electric economy, grid modernization

Into the weeds on rural wind, solar fees

For several years, rural Minnesota families and businesses have been dealing with uncertainty surrounding their solar and wind investments. Now, after years of discussion, the Public Utilities Commission is set to make a decision on fees charged by electric cooperatives by the end of 2017.

Published September 28, 2017
Categorized as Recent News Tagged distributed generation, net metering, public utilities commission, solar, wind

Hosting capacity: how a more transparent grid can clean things up

Fresh Energy is working to simplify the way small systems connect to the grid by first making the whole process a lot more transparent.

Published September 27, 2017
Categorized as Recent News Tagged distributed generation, grid, interconnection

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