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Xcel's Rate Increase Public Hearing- interesting observations

Posted by on June 25, 2014

    A public hearing about Xcel's 10.4% rate increase proposal was held at the Sabathani Center in South Minneapolis on the night of June 23rd....

Green Building Tour highlights Need for New Utility Business Model

Posted by on June 21, 2014

The Citizen's League, which co-hosted today's Best Practices Green Building Tour, echoes the same vision for a new Utility Business model which has inspired Minneapolis...

Green Building Tour

Posted by on June 17, 2014

Citizens League and Corcoran Neighborhood Organization will be co-hosting a Best Practices Green Building Tour on Saturday, June 21. Starting at 9:00AM, community members & development stakeholders are invited...

Include Community Input into the City-Utility Partnership

Posted by on May 30, 2014

*** This blogpost is also printed in the June 2014 Edition of the Southside Pride.   Right now is a prime window of opportunity for...

Compromise Reached on Centerpoint's Rate Case

Posted by on May 10, 2014

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has reached a decision on the Centerpoint Rate Increase docket that has been underway for 9 months. The PUC did...

Commitment to Minneapolis City Utility Partnership Formally Acknowledged at PUC Hearing

Posted by on April 30, 2014

On Tuesday April 29th, the Public Utilities Commission held a hearing on Minneapolis’ ambitious energy goals and how Xcel Energy and Centerpoint Energy are responding.  The City...

This Weeks Headline Digest

Posted by on April 27, 2014

1: City sets goal to reduce greenhouse gas 80 percent by 2050 (4/25/ 2014) City of Minneapolis News and events 2: Council committee approves ambitious goal to cut greenhouse gas...

PUC Ruling for Geronimo Solar Provides an Educational Exhibit for Utility Economics

Posted by on April 16, 2014

On March 27th, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission ordered Xcel Energy to pursue a power purchase agreement with Geronimo Energy’s  proposal to build 20 large solar arrays totaling 100...

Interesting Energy Utility Headlines for March/ April

Posted by on April 16, 2014

Here are some key Minnesota Energy Utility headlines from the 3-12 to 4-9 time period. Articles about the PUC's Geronimo Solar approval will have their...

Xcel Energy Representative says Minneapolis Energy Options conversations “created opportunities.”

Posted by on March 23, 2014

We have had a successful run at the state legislature because we helped position the City of Minneapolis to establish a relationship with our utilities...

Legislation to Empower all 4 Minneapolis Energy Pathways gets March 17th Hearing

Posted by on March 08, 2014

  Three bills that would greatly help implementation of the Minneapolis Energy Pathways Study recommendations are set to have a state legislative hearing in the...

Minneapolis Energy Options praised at City Council Committee meeting

Posted by on February 25, 2014

Minneapolis Energy Options and supportive members of the Minneapolis City Council were given praises and gratitude in their February 24th meeting of the Health, Environment...