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North Dakota is suing Minnesota over restrictions that could affect North Dakotas electric power sales. Minnesotas Next Generation Energy Act has direct and serious consequences for North Dakota, Nor...
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Lights Out
Last night after we got home, after a very stressful evening, the lights went out. Just like that no warning..no hint of a flicker..just blackness. Far Guy was in the bathroom..I felt my way over to t...
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Don’t let electrical accidents crop up during harvest

Even though harvest is one of the busiest times of the year for farmers, you and your helpers need to pay as much attention to what’s above your heads as you do to what’s below your machines.

By Staff Report , September 19, 2010

Solar electric installations reach record highs in Minnesota

A record number of solar photovoltaic systems were installed in Minnesota in 2009, according to the Minnesota Utility Solar Integration Rankings compiled by the Minnesota Department of Commerce’s Office of Energy Security.

By Staff Report , May 22, 2010

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A shocking safety lesson

A shocking safety lesson Nearly 150 area emergency responders gathered at Runestone Electric Association’s (REA) Operations Center on Monday to learn about the potential dangers of contact with a power line.

April 09, 2010

Otter Tail Power requests rate increase

Otter Tail Power Company has asked the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for permission to increase rates by approximately $10.6 million, or about 8 percent.

By Staff Report , April 03, 2010

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Seventy five years of service celebrated at Runestone Electric Association annual meeting

More than 600 Runestone Electric Association (REA) members and guests gathered Saturday, March 27 at Jefferson High School in Alexandria for the 74th annual meeting of the electric cooperative.

April 02, 2010

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Great River Energy to build $3 million transmission service outpost near Wadena

Great River Energy, based in Maple Grove, Minn., is constructing a new transmission service outpost near Highway 75, about three mile southwest of Wadena.

By Staff Report , March 28, 2010

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Snow prompts electrical warning

Snowfall and drifting snow are making rooftop snow and ice removal and other activities near power lines potentially hazardous again this winter season, warns Otter Tail Power Company’s Safety Services Manager Ryan Smith.

By Staff Report , February 14, 2010

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Demise of Big Stone II worries municipal utility

The news that a proposed regional coal-powered electric plant will not go forward has at least one Minnesota municipal utility concerned about the future of power generation in the region.

By David Little , November 08, 2009

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Big Stone II pulls plug on power plant plan

After almost five years of planning and permitting efforts, the participating utilities in the proposed Big Stone II Project announced today, Monday, that they will end their quest to build the project’s large coal-fired power plant and associated transmission facilities.

November 02, 2009

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Powerline route options narrow

With technology advances quickly growing, the room for electrical capacity has become limited. That’s why CapX2020 has developed a system of transmission power lines to help make more room for electricity to move.

By By Kelsey Risbrudt, Intern Reporter , August 05, 2009

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Power line project gets a green light

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Thursday gave CapX2020 utilities a green light to construct three 345-kilovolt electric transmission lines in Minnesota – including one that goes through Douglas County.

April 18, 2009

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High water conditions heighten electrical dangers

Electricity and water don’t mix. That’s what Otter Tail Power Company is stressing to its customers and neighbors who are dealing with high water conditions.

March 21, 2009

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