At 8 p.m. on February 17, Xcel Energy’s subsidiary utility Northern States Power achieved a milestone when a record 1,713 megawatt-hours of electricity were generated by locally sourced, emission-free wind power, amounting to nearly 33 percent of the company
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Xcel Energy achieves wind energy milestone
Xcel Energy achieved a milestone when a record 1,713 megawatt-hours of electricity was generated by locally sourced, emission-free wind power, representing nearly 33 percent of the company’s Upper Midwest customer electricity needs. “From our first purchase of wind energy in 1993 to the commissioning of our own Grand Meadow and Nobles wind farms in 2008 … Continue reading Xcel Energy achieves wind energy milestone
Continue readingU.S. electric utilities flock to lower-priced wind power
U.S. electric utilities are locking in fixed-price contracts for wind power, now more cost-competitive than ever, illustrating the success of a key federal tax policy in holding down rates for consumers. A total of 66 U.S. utilities bought or owned wind power by the start of this year
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Wind energy battery going back online
Xcel Energy Inc. installed the $4.7 million battery in 2008 next to a Luverne, Minn., wind farm and operated it safely for more than two years. The sodium-sulfur battery was shut down in October 2011 on the advice of its Japanese manufacturer after a similar unit caught fire there. The only battery in Minnesota large … Continue reading Wind energy battery going back online
Continue readingAbengoa Solar construirá la primera termosolar integrada en una central de carbón propiedad de Xcel Energy
Abengoa Solar ha sido seleccionada por Xcel, la mayor compañía eléctrica de Colorado, para construir una solar termoeléctrica de demostración de colectores cilindro-parabólicos en su central de carbón de Cameo.
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