Minnesota

Market Analysis

Biden's Silence on Minnesota Oil Pipeline Frustrates Advocates

Line 3, a comparable project to the canceled Keystone XL pipeline, runs counter to the president's stated climate and environmental goals.

Crude Oil

Minnesota Court Affirms Approval of Line 3 Oil Pipeline

The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday affirmed state regulators' key approvals of Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 oil pipeline replacement project, in a dispute th…

Nuclear Fuel

US BWR to Receive Framatome Accident Tolerant Fuel

Framatome is to supply PROtect enhanced accident tolerant fuel (EATF) technology and ATRIUM 11 fuel for the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant in Monticello, M…

Oil Pipeline

Minnesota Grants Key Permits for Line 3 Crude Oil Pipeline

Minnesota regulators have granted a stack of important approvals for Enbridge Energy’s planned Line 3 pipeline replacement across northern Minnesota.

Hydrogen Project

US Nuclear Lab Partnering with Utility to Produce Hydrogen

​The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded just under $14 million for an attempt to build a hydrogen-energy production facility at a nuclear power plant in Min…

Proposed Natural Gas Power Plant in Superior Gets Wisconsin Approval

Wisconsin utility regulators Thursday approved a $700 million natural gas-fired power plant that Minnesota Power wants to build in Superior, Wis.

Climate Policy

As Minnesota Works Toward Climate Policy Reform, Dakotas See Emissions Increase

Minnesota’s Democratic Gov. Tim Walz has taken a heavy-handed approach, while North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum and South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi …

Ameresco Completes Phase Two of Energy Efficiency Project for The City of Apple Valley

Energy conservation measures and key facilities upgrades deliver greater than anticipated cost savings to Minnesota community.