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Minneapolis Clean Energy Partnership lays out next steps forward for Inclusive Financing

Posted by on June 18, 2019

At the Minneapolis Clean Energy Partnership board meeting on June 17th, all parties of the Partnership (Xcel, Centerpoint and the City of Minneapolis) unanimously agreed...

Settlement to close coal plants says more about the poor state of monopoly utility oversight than climate change

Posted by on May 29, 2019

On May 20, 2019, after closed-door negotiations with a few environmental groups and the labor union LIUNA, Xcel Energy announced an agreement on early retirement...

John Farrell: Let’s look more closely at the Xcel deal on closing coal plants

Posted by on May 28, 2019

By JOHN FARRELL |May 23, 2019 at 12:33 am      https://www.twincities.com/2019/05/23/john-farrell-lets-look-more-closely-at-the-xcel-deal-on-closing-coal-plants/ Earlier this week, Xcel Energy announced an agreement with several environmental organizations over its upcoming...

E3 Study Conclusions give clue on Xcel's Energy Plan

Posted by on April 29, 2019

Xcel Energy has teamed up with a research organization called E3 to model 18 different scenarios for our long-term energy future. Xcel hired E3 to...

April Fools Day Satire Performance on Xcel's Mankato Gas Plant Purchase

Posted by on April 09, 2019

This past April Fool’s day, Community Power and Partners performed a street theater of a press conference. We drew attention toward Xcel Energy intending to...

Xcel Energy hosts non-technical public engagement session

Posted by on February 05, 2019

Late last year, Community Power's submitted comments to state regulators that Xcel’s stakeholder engagement sessions should not be held exclusively during work hours on a...

2018: A Year in Review

Posted by on January 12, 2019

In 2018 in coalition and in community, we have:   Ensured $2-3 million in equitable climate funding from the City of Minneapolis each year; Advanced...

MN PUC gives Residential Adder For Community Solar Subscribers

Posted by on December 29, 2018

Back in July 2016, the MN Pubic Utilities Commission reduced the rates which Community Solar Garden subscribers would be compensated but not by as much as...

Community Power holds "Energy Comedy Night" on Xcel's IRP

Posted by on December 17, 2018

On November 27th, 2018 Community Power manifested an innovative event idea by partnering with the Theater of Public Policy for an Energy Comedy Night. We...

Energy Access Limbo Bar - July 2018 Newsletter

Posted by on August 11, 2018

UPCOMING PROGRAM LAUNCH, CREDIT SCORE BARRIER CenterPoint Energy will soon be launching its On-Bill Loan Repayment program.  While this is certainly a step in the right direction,...

May 30th Clean Energy Partnership Board meeting

Posted by on June 02, 2018

 Managers from utilities Xcel and Centerpoint showed a more positive, forward-moving attitude toward inclusive financing at the May 30th Minneapolis Clean Energy Partnership Board meeting than they...

We "Won!" A Legislative Session Recap

Posted by on June 02, 2018

We "Won"! And, this year, by that we mean: we played some EXCELLENT DEFENSE. Little progress, but we didn't lose ground.  On all 5 of the...