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PUC signs off on $750 million Xcel wind energy project

Minnesota regulators have approved Xcel Energy’s $750 million wind farm “repowering” project, one of several proposals from the utility to help speed up the state’s economic recovery from COVID-19. Xcel plans to retool several existing wind farms, projecting that ratepayers will save $160 million through efficiency gains. The Public Utilities Commission unanimously agreed on Wednesday … Continue reading PUC signs off on $750 million Xcel wind energy project

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Minnesota PUC to consider fate of proposed wind farm

The New Era project seeks to build a 78-megawatt wind farm near Zumbrota in Goodhue County. The Post-Bulletin of Rochester reports that recommendations made by state agency staffers last week on some key issues have put the future of the project in doubt. New Era, formerly known as AWA Goodhue, has been tangled in legal … Continue reading Minnesota PUC to consider fate of proposed wind farm

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