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• Why gas prices are going up
  Oil and gas prices are on the upswing, with some suggestions that we could see $5 a gallon gas by the summer. Sound familiar? Midmorning looks at what's behind the increase, and examines whether anything has changed since the last spike in oil prices.Midmorning, January 6, 2011
• Oil falls to near $88 despite US crude stocks drop
  A stronger dollar pushed oil prices down toward $88 a barrel Wednesday, extending losses from the previous session despite signs U.S. crude demand may be rising.January 5, 2011
• New Legislature brings opportunity to repeal ban on nuclear, coal plants
  State moratoriums on new nuclear and coal-fired plants are targeted for repeal when the Legislature begins its work this week. Some legislators say the key energy laws have outlived their usefulness.January 3, 2011
• Xcel Energy SW Minn. wind farm operational
  The Minneapolis-based utility says its new Nobles Wind Farm in southwestern Minnesota is now operating and supplying electricity to the regional transmission grid.December 28, 2010
• Minn. gas prices highest since 2008, predicted to increase more
  Minnesota gas prices have climbed to their highest point since 2008, and some experts predict even higher prices next year.December 28, 2010
• New Xcel Energy wind farm up and running in SW Minn.
  Xcel Energy says its latest wind energy generating facility is up and running.December 28, 2010
• Xcel says its ready for EPA greenhouse gas rules
  Xcel Energy says it is well-positioned to meet new standards for greenhouse gas pollution announced Thursday by the federal government.December 23, 2010
• US gas demand should fall for good after '06 peak
  After seven decades of mostly uninterrupted growth, U.S. gasoline demand is at the start of a long-term decline. By 2030, Americans will burn at least 20 percent less gasoline than today, experts say, even as millions of more cars clog the roads.December 20, 2010
• Tax cuts package extends ethanol incentives
  Ethanol supporters in the Dakotas are praising tax cuts passed last week in Washington for extending alternative fuel incentives.December 19, 2010
• Commission 'cautiously optimistic' about Prairie Island nuclear plant's safety progress
  Officials from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission say they're "cautiously optimistic" about Xcel Energy's progress in addressing a series of human errors at the Prairie Island nuclear plant.December 15, 2010
• Xcel Energy to deliver report on Prairie Island safety
  Xcel Energy will report Tuesday on how it is handling problems at its Prairie Island nuclear power plant.December 14, 2010
• High court will review climate change lawsuit
  In a new case about climate change, the Supreme Court will hear an appeal from electric utilities, including Minnesota's Xcel Energy, that are trying to short-circuit an effort by states to force cuts in power plant emissions.December 6, 2010
• N.D. wants Minn. lawmakers to repeal carbon regulations
  North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem will be monitoring the Minnesota Legislature to see what happens with a law some believe threatens North Dakota coal-fired electricity exports.December 6, 2010
• Iron Range project off fed's priority list
  The U.S. Department of Energy's priority project list no longer includes the $1.4 billion coal gasification plant in the Iron Range. The project has already received more than $40 million in government grants and loans to get off the ground.December 6, 2010
• Xcel takes first step toward new midtown power lines in Mpls
  Xcel Energy has taken the next step in its effort to build a new power line and substations in midtown Minneapolis.December 1, 2010

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