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MPCA Withdraws 'Wild Rice' Rulemaking

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) announced April 26 that it is withdrawing the Wild Rice rule from the rulemaking process that it has been in for nearly a year. “We’ve heard many, many voices, including the... Read more

MRES Board Grants Membership to Willmar Municipal Utilities

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Missouri River Energy Services (MRES) Board of Directors approved an agreement April 23 granting membership to Willmar, in MRES. MRES, headquartered in Sioux Falls, S.D., is a not-for-profit joint-action agency... Read more

U of M Seeks Municipal Input on Distributed Energy Resources

The Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy at the University of Minnesota is seeking input from utilities on “the opportunities and challenge of distributed energy resources in Minnesota’s municipal and cooperative... Read more

DOJ says MN transmission law discriminates, burdens interstate commerce

from the American Public Power Association A Minnesota transmission right of first refusal law “discriminates against and unduly burdens” interstate commerce in violation of the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, the... Read more

Municipals Shine at CERTS Conference March 28-29

Municipal utilities are among those at the forefront of designing the programs and tools moving Minnesota forward on energy efficiency and renewable energy. The 2018 Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) Conference is March 28-29 in St.... Read more

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