Minnesota
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Legal & Regulatory
Federal Court Strikes Down Minnesota Coal Power Import Ban
A Minnesota law that bans power imports from new out-of-state coal-fired power plants is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court has deemed. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on June 15 upheld a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota that found that the statute’s prohibitions had the effect […]
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Legal & Regulatory
Regulators Approve Plan to Close Four Minnesota Coal Units
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) approved Minnesota Power Co.’s integrated resource plan (IRP) on June 9, which calls for the economic idling of the company’s Taconite Harbor Energy Center—a two-unit 150-MW facility (Unit 3 was retired in June 2015)—this fall and ceasing coal operations at the site in 2020. The MPUC also adjusted the […]
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Press Releases
U.S. Water’s Cambridge Facility wins Minnesota Governor’s Safety Award
CAMBRIDGE, Minn. (May 23, 2016) – U.S. Water’s Cambridge, Minnesota, facility, the leading national provider of integrated solutions for water treatment, was awarded a Meritorious Achievement in Occupational Safety 2015 Governor’s Safety Award during the 2016 Minnesota Safety & Health Conference in Minneapolis. The 2016 Minnesota Safety & Health Conference was organized by the Minnesota […]
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Renewables
Briefs: States Act on EPA Clean Power Plan Measures Despite Uncertainty
Over the past week, several states took action on the Clean Power Plan as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) urged governors to “wait and see” on the carbon rule, and the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) chief defended the rule. McConnell Urges Governors to Halt Compliance Work. In a March 21 letter to the National […]
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Business
Alliant Energy Sells Minnesota Electric Service Territory to 12 Cooperatives
In a deal said to be the largest ever involving electric cooperatives, a group of 12 cooperatives completed the purchase of Alliant Energy’s electric service territory in southern Minnesota, which serves more than 43,000 customers. The agreement was signed in September 2013 between Interstate Power and Light Co. (IPL)—Alliant’s Iowa utility—and Southern Minnesota Energy Cooperative […]