Photo: #Xcel Energy's Allen S. King power plant in Oak Park Heights burns about 2 1/2 railroad carloads of coal per hour and supplies steam to neighboring Andersen Windows.
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Xcel Energy's Allen S. King power plant in Oak Park Heights burns about 2 1/2 railroad carloads of coal per hour and supplies steam to neighboring Andersen Windows. (MPR File Photo/Stephanie Hemphill)

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