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• Blue Earth County; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment
  Federal Register (FERC)Aug 13, 2026
• Northern States Power Company; Notice of Reasonable Period of Time for Water Quality Certification Application
  Federal Register (FERC)May 29, 2026
• Minnesota Power inks agreement to power new Google data center
  Daily Energy InsiderMay 10, 2026
• City of Sleepy Eye completes purchase of former food manufacturer
  KEYC News NowMar 27, 2026
• Avangrid, Xcel extend PPA for MinnDakota wind project
  Daily Energy InsiderMar 25, 2026
• Xcel Energy confirms mineral oil leaked into Mississippi River near Monticello nuclear plant
  kare11.comMar 19, 2026
• Crypto mining company withdraws Moose Lake proposal
  Cloquet Pine JournalMar 16, 2026
• Avangrid extends PPA with Xcel Energy for 150-MW MinnDakota wind farm
  Renewables NowMar 9, 2026
• World’s ‘largest’ grid battery part of Google-Xcel Energy agreement
  Utility DiveMar 9, 2026
• Geronimo Power's Farmer-Friendly and Community First Approach Receives Warm Welcome from Minnesota's Nobles County Community
  MorningstarFeb 28, 2026
• Steam Plant investigation ongoing following Feb. 6 fire
  The Minnesota DailyFeb 28, 2026
• Fire at UMN Steam Plant last night
  The Minnesota DailyFeb 28, 2026
• Geronimo Power's Farmer-Friendly and Community First Approach Receives Warm Welcome from Minnesota's Nobles County Community
  PR NewswireJan 28, 2026
• Natural gas prices soar as extreme cold grips Northland, nation
  Northern News NowJan 28, 2026
• Proposed Moose Lake crypto mining facility draws questions
  Cloquet Pine JournalJan 22, 2026
• Massive Solar Plus Storage Facility To Replace Both Coal And Natural Gas
  CleanTechnicaDec 27, 2025
• Restoration work begins following Public Safety Power Shutoff, weather-related outages
  Xcel Energy NewsroomDec 17, 2025
• Geronimo Power, Nobles Cooperative Electric talk data center
  The Globe | Worthington, MinnesotaDec 5, 2025
• Coalition calls Monticello nuclear plant ‘unacceptable and dangerous’
  The Mighty 790 KFGONov 20, 2025
• Xcel doubles down on plan to swap coal for clean power in Minnesota
  Canary MediaNov 7, 2025
• Xcel Energy plans 600MW ‘US Midwest’s largest BESS project’ in Minnesota
  Energy-Storage.NewsNov 5, 2025
• Xcel Energy expands massive solar + storage project to offset retiring Minnesota coal plant
  Solar Power WorldNov 3, 2025
• Xcel Energy expands major battery and solar projects in Becker, Shakopee
  Bring Me The NewsNov 3, 2025
• Geronimo Power proposes data center for Nobles County
  The Globe | Worthington, MinnesotaOct 28, 2025Nobles Wind Project
• Xcel shares vision for power mix at Monticello breakfast
  hometownsource.comOct 10, 2025
• Xcel Energy to close long-standing Bayport plant
  Press PublicationsOct 9, 2025
• What a $6bn deal shows about where US wind market is headed
  Recharge NewsOct 8, 2025M L Hibbard
• Xcel talks new proposed transmission project in MN
  marshallindependent.comOct 7, 2025
• 3 MN FIREFIGHTERS INJURED AT POWER PLANT EXPLOSION
  Firefighter Close CallsSep 22, 2025
• Minnesota PUC approves Otter Tail Power’s Solway Solar Project
  Bemidji PioneerSep 12, 2025
• Compass Mining energizes 7.5MW site in Minnesota
  DatacenterDynamicsSep 10, 2025
• Olmsted County readies $21.5 million bond sale
  Post BulletinAug 19, 2025
• Prairie Island's Power Future Is Locked In For The Next 20 Years
  WJONAug 17, 2025
• Prairie Island nuclear plant advances toward 20 more years of operations
  Xcel Energy NewsroomAug 14, 2025
• Xcel Energy switches from sirens to cell phone alerts to warn public of nuclear emergencies
  MPR NewsAug 4, 2025
• Xcel Energy to build 2GW of renewables in Texas and New Mexico
  PV TechJul 21, 2025Prairie Island
• Updated: Caterpillar to Demonstrate Hydrogen CHP System with District Energy St. Paul
  Fuel Cells WorksJun 26, 2025
• Hundreds of sheep helping keep prairie plants in check at Xcel’s Sherco solar project
  MPR NewsJun 3, 2025
• Building Containing Gas-Powered Turbine Breaks out at Rochester Substation
  Y105FMJun 2, 2025
• Xcel deploys small army of sheep to keep solar farm in order
  Star TribuneMay 31, 2025Sherco Solar I
• How MN's history with the Prairie Island Indian Community could lead to electricity shortfalls
  kare11.comMay 21, 2025
• US wind farm abandoned: "Trump's tariffs have brought many new risks"
  Energy WatchMay 21, 2025
• Case study: Sherco Solar project and coal plant replacement in the Upper Midwest
  Power EngineeringMay 8, 2025
• Hibbing plans 115 kV line to boost grid
  Transformers MagazineMay 7, 2025
• An ‘illegal class’ of e-bike brings friction, complaints on Minnesota trails
  Star TribuneMay 1, 2025
• Monticello Nuclear Plant refuels to continue producing clean, reliable energy
  Xcel Energy NewsroomApr 18, 2025
• New details revealed about closure and conversion of Allen S. King power plant
  St. Croix 360Apr 18, 2025
• Minnesota: Xcel Publishes Potential Routes for Transmission Line
  NFIBMar 28, 2025
• Xcel Energy to deliver $318 million to Minnesota customers, including first-of-its-kind nuclear tax credit
  Xcel Energy NewsroomMar 3, 2025
• Utilities, developers seeking opportunities with central Minnesota power grid
  St. Cloud TimesFeb 21, 2025
• Amazon buys former Thomson Reuters campus in Project Nova | Eagan
  hometownsource.comFeb 19, 2025
• Xcel eyes power line routes west, north of Litchfield
  Pioneer PressFeb 6, 2025
• National Grid Renewables advances PV capacity in Ohio and Minnesota
  PV TechJan 31, 2025
• National Grid Renewables Announces Start of Operations at Two Solar Projects in Southern Minnesota
  PR NewswireJan 30, 2025
• Green Plains idles Minnesota plant
  Ethanol Producer MagazineJan 30, 2025
• Apex Clean Energy secures agreements for 300 MW Big Bend wind project in Minnesota
  Windtech InternationalJan 24, 2025
• Drones spotted flying over nuclear plant in Minnesota
  CBS NewsJan 10, 2025
• Red Wing Police Respond After Nuclear Power Plant Reports Drones
  KROC-AMJan 9, 2025
• US NRC Grants Second 20-Year Licence Renewal For Monticello Nuclear Plant
  NucNetJan 5, 2025
• Nearly 4,000 sign petition against Xcel solar farm
  hometownsource.comJan 4, 2025
• Minnesota plant set for operations to 2050 after licence renewal
  World Nuclear NewsJan 3, 2025
• The Latest in Power Generation News
  Power EngineeringJan 2, 2025
• Monticello nuclear plant gets federal approval to keep operating until 2050
  MPR NewsJan 2, 2025
• Red Wing power plant reaches 75-year milestone
  KTTC | Rochester, MNDec 21, 2024
• Otter Tail Power Company advances plan to add solar energy plant near Solway
  Bemidji PioneerDec 10, 2024
• Ryan Cos. to transform Eagan’s former Thomson Reuters compound to industrial campus, housing
  Star TribuneDec 10, 2024
• Eagan Council approves redevelopment of Thomson Reuters campus
  hometownsource.comNov 20, 2024
• First phase of Xcel's solar project powers up
  kare11.comNov 19, 2024
• The Sherco Clean Repowering: How One Community Turned a Coal Plant into a Hub for a New Clean Economy
  RMINov 8, 2024
• Halloween 1957: How a widespread blackout put Medtronic on the map with the invention of the portable pacemaker
  Pioneer PressOct 30, 2024
• In Minnesota, Xcel Energy looks to mimic power plant with solar and storage networks
  Minnesota ReformerAug 28, 2024Prairie Island
• ‘Seriously, this sucks’: How a small Minnesota town was left with a giant pile of wind turbine blades
  Star TribuneAug 9, 2024
• Xcel’s proposal to renew license of its aging Monticello, Minnesota nuclear power plant raises eyebrows, questions
  The South Dakota StandardAug 6, 2024
• Tracking our trash: One day in Olmsted County. One million pounds of solid waste.
  Post BulletinAug 1, 2024
• Clearway Energy Reports Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results
  citybizAug 1, 2024Odin Wind Farm LLC
• Flow, baby, flow: Largest producer of hydroelectricity in state
  pinecountynews.comJul 31, 2024
• Fillmore County, Louise Solar Projects to Bring Significant Economic Impact, Jobs to Area
  Fillmore County JournalJul 8, 2024
• In Twin Cities and beyond, district energy systems see pressure to cut carbon emissions
  Minnesota ReformerJul 8, 2024
• Sandbagging to protect Black Dog Power Station from Minnesota River flooding
  FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. PaulJun 27, 2024
• Marshall solar farm takes shape
  marshallindependent.comJun 11, 2024Marshall Solar Energy Project
• Duluth electric utility owner Allete sold for $6.2 billion
  MPR NewsMay 6, 2024
• Xcel Expands Clean Energy Near Sherco, Welcomes Elk River
  WJONMay 6, 2024
• Dodge County Wind Project gets state approval, expected to create 400 construction jobs
  KIMTMay 3, 2024
• Minnesota will soon be home to 5th largest solar facility in the nation
  CBS NewsApr 25, 2024
• Annual Waste-to-Energy Facility open house is Saturday
  Post BulletinApr 24, 2024
• Ryan envisions industrial, housing for Thomson Reuters site in Eagan
  Finance & CommerceApr 22, 2024
• US / Minnesota Utility Seeking Life Extension For Two-Unit Prairie Island Nuclear Plant
  NucNetFeb 5, 2024
• Details emerge about future of King Plant
  St. Croix 360Jan 12, 2024
• Future of Xcel Energy's coal-fired power plants: solar, batteries
  Pioneer PressJan 7, 2024
• FERC Approves Dairyland Incentives for Minn.-Wis. Transmission Line
  RTO InsiderJan 3, 2024
• Minnesota regulators clear way for 10-year operating extension of Xcel’s Monticello nuclear plant
  Utility DiveAug 28, 2023
• Otter Tail Power Company completes Hoot Lake Solar
  Fergus NowAug 10, 2023
• Xcel Energy seeks new clean energy to replace coal-fired King plant
  Power EngineeringAug 10, 2023
• Leaked radioactive water may have reached Mississippi River, state says no danger to public
  Star TribuneJul 20, 2023
• Minnesota Power cuts the ribbon on largest regional solar project
  Solar BuilderJun 27, 2023
• Minnesota Power Celebrates Operation of Sylvan Solar Array Near Pillager
  Lakeland PBSJun 26, 2023
• Minnesota's clean energy plan needs nuclear power, but aging plants have their own risks
  Star TribuneJun 17, 2023
• "Unusual event" causes automatic shutdown at Prairie Island nuclear plant
  CBS NewsMay 31, 2023
• Sappi paper mill celebrates 125 years, credits longevity to adapting, evolving to market
  Duluth News TribuneMay 18, 2023
• A look into the Olmsted County Waste-to-Energy Facility
  KIMTApr 14, 2023

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