Clean energy advocates, solar industry groups and state agencies say Xcel’s plan for virtual power plants doesn’t live up to ...

Google’s new Minnesota data center deal includes 1.9 GW of wind, solar, and an iron-air battery, the largest ever system by energy capacity.

Xcel Energy has updated its plans for a series of major battery storage and solar projects in Minnesota, centering on its Sherco site in Becker and its facility in Shakopee. Minnesota's largest ...

Loss of $12.7 million in Dept. of Energy funding threatens a project meant to boost grid reliability and help the city meet climate targets.

This story was originally published by Canary Media. Xcel Energy’s sprawling Sherco Energy Hub will be among the United States’ biggest solar farms when the last of its three approved phases powers up ...

A Minnesota-based Google data center will have some backup from a local source. According to officials, Form Energy will deploy a 300-megawatt and 30 gigawatt-hour multi-day iron air battery system to ...

A coal-fired plant looms over acres of solar panels at Xcel Energy’s Sherco Solar 1 site in Clear Lake, Minn., on May 29. NINA MOINI: Time now for our check-in with the MPR News regional team. Today ...

Ecolab Inc. is the first major corporate participant in Minnesota’s newest alternative energy program, which uses community solar gardens — shared solar panel sites with grid-connected subscribers — ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... State agencies and project developers are asking the Colorado State Public Utilities Commission to quickly decide on a plan by Xcel Energy for new renewable ...

Google's data center is the first announced for a large swath of land in Pine Island where a "technology center" is in the works.