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Include Community Input into the City-Utility Partnership
Posted by Lee Samelson 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 Lee Samelson 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 Lee Samelson 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 Lee Samelson 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 Lee Samelson 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 Lee Samelson 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 Lee Samelson 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 Lee Samelson 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 Lee Samelson 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...
Minneapolis Energy Pathways Study recommends an innovative, first-in-the-nation “Clean Energy Coordinating Partnership”
Posted by Lee Samelson on February 23, 2014
On Monday February 24th 2014, the Health, Environment and Community Engagement Committee (HE&CE) in the Minneapolis City Council will hear a presentation of...
Lessons from Boulder, CO - Why local control of energy matters!
Posted by on October 28, 2013
Public power means local control By Mark Crisson POSTED by Daily Camera: 10/27/2013 01:00:00 AM MDT http://www.dailycamera.com/guest-opinions/ci_24389431/public-power-means-local-control Xcel Energy contends that there is "simply no...
We're growing the movement for a Clean, Affordable, Reliable, and Local energy future!
Posted by Dylan T. Kesti on October 15, 2013
We are moving Minneapolis energy forward and now we are growing the movement. As we're growing the movement and building a new organization to house this...