Minnesota

United States

Xcel Energy Completes Sherco Solar Phase 3 in Minnesota

July 21, 2026 — Xcel Energy has completed Sherco Solar Phase 3, marking a major step in the company’s effort to transform a retiring coal plant site into…

United States

Google Inks Deals with Five US Utilities to Cut Data Center Power Use at Peak Demand

Google said on Thursday it has signed agreements with five U.S. electric utilities across states from Arkansas to Minnesota to reduce its electricity consumptio…

Photovoltaic （PV）

REI Co-op throws support behind renewable energy projects nationwide

In 2025, REI partnered with various companies to accelerate renewable energy development. The company is supporting a 2.5-MW community solar project in Woodbury…

United States

Chlorum Solutions Acquires Iowa Chlor-Alkali Facility From Cargill

Chlorum Solutions USA LLC, headquartered in Chicago, announced on December 13, 2025, the signing of a definitive agreement to purchase Eddyville Chlor-Alkali, L…

United States

Cargill to Lay Off 80 Workers in Minnesota, More Globally

U.S. agribusiness company Cargill Inc (CARG.UL) announced on Wednesday that it will permanently lay off 80 employees in Minnesota and an unspecified number of w…

United States

Qore Starts up Large-Scale Bio-Based Butanediol Plant in Iowa

Qore, a joint venture between Cargill, Inc. of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and HELM AG of Hamburg, Germany, has begun production of QIRA, the world’s first la…

Dam

USBR Awards $115.9 Million Contract for Hyrum Dam Spillway Replacement

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) has granted a $115.9 million contract to AMES Federal Contracting Group, based in Burnsville, Minnesota, to replace the sp…

SAF

Bill Aims to Extend, Expand Existing Minnesota SAF Tax Credit

The Minnesota Senate Taxes Committee on March 3 voted to approved legislation that aims to extend and expand the state’s existing tax credit for sustainab…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Monticello NPP Operating Licence Renewed

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has renewed for a second time the operating licence of the boiling water reactor (BWR) at unit 1 of the Monticello Nuclear …

Waste-to-Energy Plant

Rochester, MN Delegation Tours Olmsted Waste-To-Energy Facility

SEATTLE (Waste Advantage): The Minnesota House Rochester delegation toured the Olmsted Waste-to-Energy Facility as it seeks capital investment to build and equi…

Solar project

Walmart, Nexamp to Bring 31 Community Solar Projects to Five US States

Walmart and Nexamp have agreed to develop 31 community solar projects in Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Illinois, and Minnesota. They expect to deploy more tha…

Solar project

Walmart, Nexamp to Bring 31 Community Solar Projects to Five U.S. States

The 31 Community Solar Projects Will Be In Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Illinois, and Minnesota.More than 120 MW of solar energy is expected due to a partner…

Energy Storage System

Iron-Air Energy Storage Finishes What Natural Gas Started

The Intertubes lit up last week after Phase 1 of the massive Sherco solar power plant in Minnesota officially went online, partially replacing the capacity of t…

Solar Panel

New Research Finds Utility-Scale Solar Parks Foster Biodiversity

A series of longitudinal studies of three solar-pollinator sites in Minnesota have demonstrated evidence of native prairie growing under solar panels, providing…

Solar project

Intersolar Acquires Midwest Solar Expo

A solar project in Minnesota.The acquisition is the second regional expansion for Intersolar & Energy North America.Intersolar & Energy Storage North America (I…