Minnesota
Wind developers are retrofitting newer projects with bigger, better blades
Xcel Energy recently received approval to repower a pair of wind farms originally built in 2015 to take advantage of improved technology and expiring tax credits.
North Dakota
Can this North Dakota co-op prove the potential of carbon capture and storage?
Project Tundra represents a potential harbinger for the technology that could extend the viability of coal power.
transmission
As bottleneck stymies projects, Midwest groups call for transmission reforms
Clean energy advocates say the Midwest needs to change how it plans — and pays for — transmission projects.
agriculture
North Dakota considers changes to farmland rule to allow solar projects
State regulators are proposing changes after having to consider the rule for the state’s largest solar project.
wind
Wind turbine shutdowns during polar vortex stoke Midwest debate
A dip in wind output during last month’s deep freeze is now fueling debate about the nation’s embrace of renewable energy.