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Minnesota Power planning fast-charge EV stations for residents and tourists Customers, for a cost, could recharge vehicles across its service area. April 9, 2021 10:54am Text size Copy shortlink: DULUTH – Minnesota Power is planning to build 16 fast-charging electric-vehicle stations across northeastern Minnesota, putting residents within its service area no more than 30 miles from a public charger by the end of 2022. The Duluth-based utility told state regulators this week it wants to spend $2.6 million installing the stations next year in order to ease range anxiety and potentially boost demand for electric vehicles in the region. The proposed charging stations do not just serve to mitigate the range anxiety of urban EV owners driving from the metro to the Boundary Waters, but are a conscious decision to provide equitable access to EV infrastructure for people living in rural area ....