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Xcel Energy achieves wind energy milestone

Xcel Energy achieved a milestone when a record 1,713 megawatt-hours of electricity was generated by locally sourced, emission-free wind power, representing nearly 33 percent of the company’s Upper Midwest customer electricity needs. “From our first purchase of wind energy in 1993 to the commissioning of our own Grand Meadow and Nobles wind farms in 2008 … Continue reading Xcel Energy achieves wind energy milestone

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Wind energy battery going back online

Xcel Energy Inc. installed the $4.7 million battery in 2008 next to a Luverne, Minn., wind farm and operated it safely for more than two years. The sodium-sulfur battery was shut down in October 2011 on the advice of its Japanese manufacturer after a similar unit caught fire there. The only battery in Minnesota large … Continue reading Wind energy battery going back online

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