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• Bipartisan agreement on energy conservation has disappeared at the state capitol
  Ellen Anderson's ouster as chairman of the Public Utilities Commission this week is the latest sign that bipartisan support for renewable energy sources has largely disappeared at the state capitol.February 1, 2012
• Wind power industry could lose sails if key subsidy is not renewed
  Minnesota's wind power production capacity grew by more than 500 megawatts last year. This year could be just as good, with just as much turbine construction as in 2011. But if Congress declines to renew a key federal subsidy for wind energy — the industry could nose-dive in 2013.January 30, 2012
• Blocking Keystone won't stop oil sands production
  Oil from the Canadian north is already making its way into the U.S. market through existing pipelines and tanker shipments. Energy experts say even if President Obama blocks the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, it may already be too late to stop Americans from relying on this dirty source of fuel.January 18, 2012
• PUC approves Hiawatha underground powerline in S. Mpls.
  Xcel Energy's nearly four-year quest to add more capacity to its power grid in midtown Minneaplis took two steps forward Thursday.January 12, 2012
• First phase of power grid upgrade goes online
  Electricity began running through power lines along Interstate 94 from Monticello to St. Cloud Wednesday as part of a massive power grid update that spans four states.December 21, 2011
• Abandoned mine pits could store wind-generated energy
  New research from the University of Minnesota Duluth says abandoned iron ore mine pits could be ideal places to store electricity generated by wind turbines.December 15, 2011
• Property owners frustrated by power grid update
  A massive power grid update under construction through the state is causing consternation for some homeowners in its path.December 14, 2011
• Xcel's Monticello plant back at full power
  Xcel Energy officials say that the company's nuclear powered generating facility in Monticello was back at full power this morning.December 13, 2011
• Researchers to turn natural gas into fertilizer
  Researchers are studying ways to turn wasted natural gas from oil wells into farm fertilizer.November 30, 2011
• Minn. utilities don't want more coal power from ND
  North Dakota, a big coal producer, wants Minnesota to drop its restrictions on electricity generated by coal. But Minnesota utilities are already conforming to those goals and say they aren't interested in more coal-based electricity.November 28, 2011
• Scientists helping Xcel fine-tune wind forecasts
  Xcel Energy Inc. has a new wind energy forecasting system that it says is saving the company money by helping it better predict when it can power down its power plants.November 10, 2011
• New trouble reported at Japan nuclear plant
  Officials at the tsunami-damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant detected a radioactive gas associated with fission that could indicate a new problem at one of its reactors.November 1, 2011
• Monticello nuclear plant automatically shuts down
  Operators of the Monticello nuclear power plant are investigating what caused a transformer to lock out, prompting the plant to automatically shut down.October 21, 2011
• City council closer to easing requirements on solar panel installations
  St. Paul is a step closer to approving zoning ordinance amendments that city council members say will make the process of installing solar panels easier.October 19, 2011
• Excess ethanol in mixture prompts gasoline recall
  A fuel distribution company is recalling gasoline from 21 communities in southern Minnesota because too much ethanol was mixed in with the gas.October 12, 2011

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