Minnesota
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Renewables
Minnesota Regulators Approve Permit for Utility-Scale Solar-Plus-Storage Project
A California-based renewable energy group said a Minnesota solar-plus-storage project is being supported by state regulators. Primergy on September 4 said its Northern Crescent Solar + Storage installation has unanimous approval from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) for a site permit.
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Renewables
A Refined Approach to Onsite Power Generation
The Pine Bend refinery in Minnesota added a 45-MW solar power array to support the facility’s supply of electricity, reaping the benefits of reduced costs, lower emissions, and more. Owners of commercial and
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Interview
The POWER Interview: Heliene CEO Touts Support for U.S. Solar Manufacturing
Several solar power equipment manufacturing companies are building factories in the U.S., with many of those groups saying the investments are due to passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and its incentives tied to domestic production. One of those companies is Heliene, a Canada-based solar power equipment maker. Heliene, which also makes solar panels […]
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Energy Storage
Billionaire-backed ‘Iron-Air’ Battery Maker Picks WV Site for First Factory
A battery manufacturing company with plenty of high-profile financial backing said it has picked a site for its first factory that will build “iron-air” batteries. Form Energy touts its technology as a breakthrough for long-duration storage of solar and wind power. Form, which counts Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, and British tycoon Richard […]
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Press Releases
New 40-MW Solar Project Planned for Alexandria, Minnesota
Alexandria, MN (October 5, 2022) – Allied Solar, a new joint venture between Greenwood Sustainable Infrastructure (GSI) and SolarGen today formally announced their plans to develop a 40-megawatt (MW) utility-scale solar park on approximately 200 acres of privately-owned land in Alexandria, Minnesota. The proposed project will provide clean, renewable energy to power at least 7,600 […]
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Press Releases
Cummins opens a new microgrid testing laboratory
Fridley, Minnesota (August 17, 2022) – Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) celebrated the grand opening of a new microgrid lab called the Power Integration Center (PIC) at their Power Systems facility in Fridley, Minnesota. The PIC is a state-of-the-art facility that allows for the configuration, integration, and testing of power system technologies including diesel and natural […]
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Solar
Flint Hills Resources Building Solar Installation to Help Power Minnesota Refinery
Rosemount, Minn. (May 11, 2022) – Flint Hills Resources today announced it is moving ahead with building what is believed to be the largest solar installation of its kind in the country. The installation will help power the company’s Pine Bend refinery south of the Twin Cities in Rosemount, MN. The refinery supplies the majority […]
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Press Releases
Nobles 2 Wind Farm in Southwest Minnesota Begins Commercial Operation
WILMONT, Minnesota (Dec. 16, 2020) – The Nobles 2 wind farm, a 250-megawatt (MW) facility in southwest Minnesota, is now fully operational. The wind farm achieved commercial operation on Dec. 12. “From Day One, local leaders, landowners and the community have been open and receptive to wind development. We are excited to have worked with […]
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News
North Dakota’s Largest Coal Plant Set to Close
The largest coal-fired power plant in North Dakota is scheduled to close in 2022, with the Minnesota-based wholesale electric power cooperative that operates the facility saying the lost generation will be mostly replaced by wind power. Minnesota-based Great River Energy, which supplies electricity to the suburbs of Minneapolis and St. Paul, along with other parts […]
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150 Hours of Storage? Company Says That’s True to Form
The Minnesota-based power cooperative that on May 7 said it would close a large Midwest coal-fired power plant also noted it has a contract with Form Energy, a Bill Gates-backed company that offers a long-duration energy storage solution, one that the group says could provide 150 hours of continuous power. Form Energy has been a […]