Xcel is accelerating its transition away from fossil-fueled resources by proposing to add about 10 GW of renewables in Minnesota and Colorado.

A coalition of attorneys general are demanding that the SEC require companies to disclose their GHG emissions annually, as well as any mitigation plans.

Not all renewable energy is H2. How can America forget C2H5OH?

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

The team behind the CapX2020 transmission study is reuniting again for an effort that looks ahead to 2050. But this time around, the Minnesota utilities grouped behind the project will focus on decarbonization goals rather than reliability needs. Furthermore, the CapX2050 Transmission Vision study will look beyond transmission for possible...

By Tom Kleckner Xcel Energy stressed its renewable credentials Thursday following the release of its second-quarter earnings, detailing recent developments that will lessen its reliance on fossil fuels. "We are excited by the opportunity to create a cleaner sustainable energy future for our customers," CEO Ben Fowke said during a...