No one likes to see higher prices for anything, particularly something as basic to our everyday lives as electricity. And that’s one reason that most states in the U.S., including Minnesota, …
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Duluth-based Minnesota Power is asking state regulators to approve a 12 percent increase in the electric rates it charges customers. Meanwhile, CenterPoint Energy and Xcel Energy also filed requests for rate increases for their natural gas customers in Minnesota.
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $150 million in grants to Xcel Energy and Minnesota Power to fund microgrids in Minneapolis and upgrade a major transmission line that carries wind energy from North Dakota.