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US Interstate Highways: A NIMBY-free Corridor for Grid Expansion?

Proposal: Bury HVDC Lines in Interstate Rights of Way
Apr 13, 2022
John Funk

A report examining the use of the interstate system as a corridor for expansion of the nation’s transmission system concluded it can be done relatively quickly.


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Stakeholder Soapbox: Midwest Lessons on the Value of Transmission Independence and Competition

Feb 16, 2022
Stakeholder Soapbox

The Midwest has become ground zero for the future of transmission policy because of incumbent TOs' stifling control, R Street Institute's Devin Hartman says.


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Xcel Increasing Pace of Decarbonization Effort

Company Plans Early Retirement of Coal Plants, Adds More Renewables
Aug 1, 2021
Tom Kleckner
Xcel is accelerating its transition away from fossil-fueled resources by proposing to add about 10 GW of renewables in Minnesota and Colorado.
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Companies Must Disclose Financial Climate Risks, Attorneys General Say

Regulation Would Allow Investors to Measure Progress on Emissions Reductions
Jul 5, 2021
Emily Hayes
A coalition of attorneys general are demanding that the SEC require companies to disclose their GHG emissions annually, as well as any mitigation plans.
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Senate Ag Subcommittee Hears Talk of Transmission

Jun 23, 2021
John Funk
Not all renewable energy is H2. How can America forget C2H5OH?
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Electrification Raises Concerns over Stranded Gas Assets, Customers

May 16, 2021
Rich Heidorn Jr.
Colorado regulator Megan Gilman worries that the electrification of home heating could leave fewer natural gas customers paying increasingly high bills. But Consolidated Edison executive Marc Huestis told the Energy Bar Association’s annual meeting Wednesday that could be avoided by continued use of natural gas infrastructure for delivering low-carbon fuel.
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Minn. PUC Approves ‘Last Good-priced’ Wind PPA in MISO

Mar 28, 2021
Craig Peterson
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has approved a power purchase agreement between Xcel Energy and a 200-MW Iowa wind farm that the utility says is the "last good-priced" wind available in MISO. The commission approved the agreement with NextEra Energy Resources’ Heartland Divide II on March 18 over the objections...
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Bipartisan Agreement on Minn. Climate Bills Unlikely

State Falling Short of Goals Set in 2007
Feb 14, 2021
Dana Melius
Minnesota has fallen far short of emission reductions established in 2007 by Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty, but the chance for bipartisan agreement on a course correction appears slim, according to legislative leaders on both sides of the aisle. Considered historic at the time, the bipartisan "Next Generation Energy Act" requires...
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Xcel to Begin Seasonal Operation at 2 Coal Plants

Jul 16, 2020
Amanda Durish Cook
Minnesota regulators this week approved Xcel Energy’s request to operate two of its four coal units on a part-time basis. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission’s order Wednesday allows Xcel to idle its Allen S. King Generating Station and Sherburne County Generating Station Unit 2 during the low-demand spring and fall...
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CapX2050 Prompts MISO Focus on Midwest Tx

Jun 30, 2020
Amanda Durish Cook
MISO says it will conduct a more thorough study of transmission capacity needs in the Upper Midwest after being approached by the utilities behind the independent CapX2050 planning study. The move means the RTO will expand and protract an existing transmission study it’s carrying out under the 2020 MISO Transmission...
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