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As Biden’s meetings on climate change happen this week, it would seem the negative effects of making changes to curb climate change are being felt in Fergus Falls. Otter Tail Power (OTP) is expected to shut down the Hoot Lake coal-fired electrical plant this year after 100 years of operation. The reason, of course, is that, the burning of coal produces carbon dioxide. That carbon dioxide allows light from the sun to enter the atmosphere, but prevents it from being reflected back out to spa...

Otter Tail Power customers around Ottertail village can expect service interruptions Tuesday Around 229 customers will be affected in and near Ottertail village, west of the intersection of Highway 78 and Otter Tail County Road 1. Written By: News Staff | × Otter Tail Power customers in Ottertail village can expect power outages on Tuesday. Tom Hintgen/Otter Tail County Correspondent. Otter Tail Power Company will be interrupting service for some customers on Tuesday. The servic...

Minnesota businesses are paying too much for electricity By Business Forum, Bill Blazar February 21, 2021 — 2:00pm Text size Copy shortlink: Minnesotas electricity-generation system is in transition. Coal-fired generators are being replaced with wind and solar technology backed up by natural gas-powered generation, one of many steps our utilities take to insure 24/7 reliability. These combinations beat coal on both environmental impa...

Otter Tail Corp (OTTR) Q4 2020 Earnings Call Transcript Motley Fool Transcribers © The Motley Fool Logo of jester cap with thought bubble. Otter Tail Corp (NASDAQ: OTTR) Q4 2020 Earnings Call Operator Good morning and welcome to Otter Tail Corporations 2020 Earnings Conference Call. Todays call is being recorded, and we will hold a question-and-answer session after the prepared remarks. I will now turn the call over to the company for their opening comments. This article is...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has been listening to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and he is pushing for a goal of having carbon-free electricity in the state by 2040. According to a report recently released by the MPCA, the state is not currently on track to meet the goals of cutting overall greenhouse gas emissions by 30% in the next four years. The MPCA reports that overall greenhouse gas emissions have declined a mere 8% since 2005. Walz sees the state’s electrical utilities a...

Targeted News Service FERGUS FALLS, Minnesota, Dec. 22 -- Otter Tail Power, a subsidiary of Otter Tail, issued the following news: After years of planning and 17 months of construction, Otter Tail Power Companys Merricourt Wind Energy Center is operational. Located in southeast North Dakota, blades are spinning on this 150-megawatt (MW) facility, harnessing some of our nations best wind resources to generate power. Otter Tail Power Companys customers have seen the benefits of wind resources sin...