MANKATO — BENCO Electric Cooperative is hoping the Legislature this session will clarify a new interpretation of rules that has caused its property taxes to rise significantly in recent years.
(St. Paul, MN) -- Rural Minnesota electricity providers are sharing concerns after a recent report indicates state residents could feel the impacts of severe winter weather on power in their homes, if supply is not managed properly. The Minnesota Rural Electric Association (MREA) shared a report released by the North American Reliability Corporation regarding serious weather
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Minnesota has 17 years to decarbonize its power grid following a mandate passed this year, but all new nuclear technologies are off the table unless a 30-year moratorium can be amended or overturned.
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Moving solar and wind energy from where it's produced to where it's needed means a major buildout of new transmission lines, but the projects often face pushback from landowners concerned about aesthetics, health and the environment.
Minnesota’s clean energy push includes an ambitious goal to have electric vehicles be 20 percent of all light-duty vehicles on the road by 2030. However, getting there means building thousands of electric vehicle charging stations across the state.