electric vehicles
Utility looks to test heavy-duty electric trucks in Minnesota’s taconite mines
Under a proposal to regulators, Minnesota Power would help mining companies convert to electric mining vehicles.
electric vehicle charging
Minnesota utilities offer to lessen demand charges on EV fast chargers
Utility demand charges are hurting the business case for installing high-speed vehicle chargers, a report says.
storage
Minnesota utilities weigh energy storage as substitute for peaker plants
A 2019 state law requires utilities to consider energy storage in their long-range resource plans.
Minnesota
Clean energy groups say Minnesota utilities hide public data as trade secrets
Minnesota utilities are not disclosing avoided costs, arguing instead that the information constitutes a trade secret.
Minnesota Power
Community skeptical as power company takes over solar-plus-storage project
A Minnesota power wholesaler threatened to stop a community solar project — then vowed to double its size.