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My Comment on Xcel's 15-Year Plan Part 2: More Fair Consideration of Distributed and Community Solar

Posted by on February 06, 2021

UNREALISTICALLY LOW ESTIMATES FOR COMMUNITY AND DISTRIBUTED SOLAR   The oddest and most bewildering problem with Xcel’s revised 2020-2034 Integrated Resource Plan is that it...

My Comment on Xcel's 15-year Plan Part 1: Need Alternatives to New Sherco Gas Plant

Posted by on February 06, 2021

I preface my comments on Xcel’s Integrated Resource Plan by echoing that this process is the one which Xcel Energy recently identified as “where we...

A guide for commenting on Xcel's 15 Year Plan: Racial Justice, Community Solar and Fossil Gas

Posted by on January 11, 2021

  Hey Xcel! No New Fossil Gas Comment on Xcel's 15-Year Energy Resource Plan - Deadline Extended to February 11th !   We make it...

2020 Year in Review

Posted by on December 16, 2020

This year has been unprecedented. On a global scale, a pandemic. On a national scale, a long overdue upheaval in protest to racial injustice to...

Coalition Partners Launch "Energy We Can't Afford" Campaign to Challenge New Fossil Gas Plants

Posted by on October 03, 2020

Quick Action: Sign the petition here to help Xcel fix its "F" grade on gas. Across Minnesota, utilities are rushing to replace coal with fossil gas (or “natural...

Xcel's Shockingly Low Forecasts for Community & Distributed Solar

Posted by on September 14, 2020

Undercounting customer-sited and non-utility solar energy in Minnesota has significant financial and economic consequences and utilities need to instead plan for more competition.   Why do we...

Take Action for Inclusive Financing and Against Regressive Rate Increases

Posted by on July 15, 2020

CenterPoint Energy, which provides natural gas to Minneapolis and many of the western suburbs, has had public hearings for an unpopular rate hike proposal which...

Statement in Response to George Floyd & Intersectionality of Racism Historical Commentary

Posted by on June 19, 2020

written by Marcus Mills, Community Power Vice President (in collaboration with John, Lee, Priscilla, and Alice) At this moment, a degree of triumph appears to...

Xcel Energy sells Mankato gas plant less than 3 months after purchasing it

Posted by on April 19, 2020

We have watched a number of truly fascinating twists in the saga of the fracked gas plant, Mankato Energy Center (MEC)... Xcel, 2018: It is ...

2020 Legislative Session (updated with notes about COVID priorities)

Posted by on March 17, 2020

A preface, thanks to folks with an ear on the ground at Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, in light of COVID-19 work being done at...

Resolution for CLEAR Policy

Posted by on January 27, 2020

Whereas, Minnesotans still believe that whether your community is raising barns or skyscrapers, we all pull together in times of crisis. But we know some...

An Entertaining Guide to bringing the CLEAR Resolution at Precinct Caucuses

Posted by on January 27, 2020

Written by Marcus Mills from Community Power:   The CLEAR Resolution provides principles and political goals for Minnesota’s energy and environmental future.  It is based...