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Minnesota Public Utilities Commissioner Matthew Schuerger Appointed to Lead Key National Electricity Committee
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Approves Solar and Wind Projects - Totaling 170 Megawatts of Carbon Free Electricity Generation
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Hosts Public Hearings on the Impacts from Last Winter’s Natural Gas Price Spike
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Approves Xcel Energy’s Resource Plan – Prioritizing Low Costs to Consumers, and Environmental and Community Protections
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Requires Xcel Energy to Implement New Ways to Speed Up Connecting Solar to the Grid
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Approves Training Program Aimed at Increasing Workforce Diversity in the Energy Sector
Public Utilities Commission Reduces Interim Rate Proposals, Begins Public Review Process for Xcel Energy’s Electric and Natural Gas Service
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Approves Reduced Interim Rate Requests, Kicks Off Public Review Process for Minnesota Power and CenterPoint Energy Rate Cases
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Takes First Steps in the Implementation of the Natural Gas Innovation Act
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Reduces and Approves Otter Tail Power Company’s Proposed Rate Increase
Data Shows Cost Savings and Greenhouse Gas Reductions by Minnesota’s Largest Utilities
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to Amend Rules Governing Certificates of Need and Site Permits for Large Electric Power Plans and High Voltage Transmission Line, and Notice Plan Filing Requirements
Minnesota Electric Utilities Report Increases in Renewable Generation up to 24.6 percent
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Approves Repowering of the Grand Meadow Wind Farm in Mower County
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Reminds Minnesotans about the Upcoming Cold Weather Rule Protections
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Approves Minnesota Power’s Plan to Install EV Chargers in Northeastern Minnesota
Telephone and Internet Assistance is Available to Help Low-Income Customers Stay Connected
9.13.2021. Lifeline Awareness Proclamation
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Approves 109-megawatt Walleye Wind Farm in Rock County, Minnesota
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Approves Proposals To Make Natural Gas Service More Affordable For Low-Income Consumers
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Approves 414 MW Wind Facility Proposed by Plum Creek Wind, LLC
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Approves Plan to Limit Both Cost Increases to Consumer Bills and the Cost Recovery Associated With the February 2021 Polar Vortex
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Chair Katie Sieben Elected Vice President of Mid-America Regulatory Conference
Chair Katie Sieben Testifies Before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, a Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Approves Additional $210 Million Investment Towards Xcel Energy’s Wind Repower Portfolio
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Urges Consumers Who Received a Disconnection Notice to Make Use of Available Options to Avoid Gas and Electricity Service Interruption
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Approves Two Electric Vehicle Pilot Programs for Dakota Electric Association Customers
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Approves EV Pilot Program For Multi-Unit Housing
Public Meetings to Discuss Minnesota Power’s 2021-2035 Integrated Resource Plan
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Approves Minnesota Power’s Solar Energy Investment in Northern Minnesota
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission and Department of Commerce urge 360,000 ratepayers at risk for utility disconnection to apply now for Energy Assistance
PUC Approves Customer Bill Relief
PUC Reviews Plans for Utility Customer Outreach and Approves Schedule to Lift Disconnection Moratorium on August 2
PUC Consumer Alert: Telephone Assistance Plan (TAP) Discount Increase
PUC Approves Otter Tail Power Company’s Hoot Lake Solar Project
Walz, Flanagan Announce Appointment to the Public Utilities Commission
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Continues Paving Way for More Electric Vehicles
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Approves Xcel Energy’s $17.5 Million Payment Plan Credit Program
PUC Media Advisory: PUC to Discuss Potential Effects of the 2021 Polar Vortex Event on Energy Transmission and Generation: Quarterly MISO Update
State of Minnesota Opens Formal Investigation on Recent Natural Gas Price Spike
Minnesota PUC and Department of Commerce Seek Information on Recent Spike in Natural Gas Prices
PUC Evaluates Proposals from Regulated Utilities Aimed at Supporting Economic Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Minnesota PUC and Commerce Dept. Continue Consumer Protections During COVID-19 Pandemic so Minnesotans Keep Their Homes Warm and Lights On
PUC Approves Xcel Energy’s Wind Repower Portfolio
PUC Approves Additional Financial Support for Low-income Telephone Subscribers
PUC Approves Xcel Energy’s Rate Case Stay Out Proposal, Xcel Rate Case to be Withdrawn
PUC Approves Interim Rate Increase for Otter Tail Power Company
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Approves Interconnection Service for Renewal Natural Gas
Consumer Alert to Potential Utility Service Disconnection for the Mora, Pine City, and Rush City Areas
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Approves Relief Program for Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19 and Civil Unrest
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Evaluates Utilities Self-Commitment and Self-Scheduling Practices to Advance Renewable Generation and Protect the Consumer
Energy Assistance Program and Cold Weather Rule Help Minnesotans with Fall and Winter Heating Costs
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Issues Order Establishing a Range for the Regulatory Costs of CO2
Minnesota Court of Appeals Affirms Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Decision Regarding EV Pilot Programs
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Certifies $250 Million in Federal Rural Broadband Funds
9.14.2020. Lifeline Awareness Proclamation
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Calls Attention to Lifeline Awareness Week
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Approves Otter Tail Power Company’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Pilot Program
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Issues Order Approving Xcel Energy’s Request to Operate Two Coal-Fired Plants Seasonally
Commission Requires Regulated Utilities to Continue Consumer Protections
Telephone, Wireless or Internet Discounts Available
Energy and Gas Utilities Implementing Consumer Protections Due to COVID-19
Covid-19 Information
Energy and Gas Utilities Urged to Extend Consumer Protections for Minnesota Customers Impacted by COVID-19
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Suspends All Meetings for the Next Two Weeks
Walz, Flanagan Announce Appointment to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
Minnesota Commissioner's Resolution on Interconnection Standard Unanimously Adopted by NARUC
Public Information and Scoping Meeting on the Three Waters Wind Project Cancelled
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Selects Will Seuffert as Executive Secretary
Public Utilities Commission Approves the Revised Final Environmental Impact Statement, Reissues the Certificate of Need and Route Permit for the Line 3 Replacement Project
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to Hold Meeting Regarding Revised Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Line 3 Replacement Project
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Notices Opportunities for Public Comments
Cold Weather Rule
Public Utilities Commission to Hold Public Meetings in Arrowhead – Itasca Region
09.09.2019 Lifeline Awareness Week Proclamation
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Calls Attention to Lifeline Awareness Week
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Reminds Customers of Increase to the Telephone Assistance Plan Credit
Public Meeting in North Mankato
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Approves Xcel Energy Agreements for Proposed Google Data Center
Governor Walz Appoints Valerie Means to the Public Utilities Commission, Appoints Commissioner Katie Sieben as Chair
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to Hold Public Meeting on Gas and Electric Service Issues due to this Winter's Severe Weather
NARUC-NASEO Comprehensive Electricity Planning Task Force
Huntley to Wilmarth Transmission Line Project
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Statement Regarding Natural Gas Service Issues
Public Hearings on the Huntley to Wilmarth Transmission Line Project Postponed to February 6 and 7
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Warns Customers of Possible Utility Fraud
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Announces Approval of an Increase to the Telephone Assistance Plan Credit
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Responds to Appeals of the Line 3 Pipeline Certificate of Need Decision
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Acts on Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation's Natural Gas Rate Case
As Cold Weather Approaches, Commerce and the Public Utilities Commission Remind Minnesotans about Consumer Protections and Heating Assistance
Public Utilities Commission to Hold Public Meetings in Duluth
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Announces Extended Hours for Hearing in Slayton, MN Regarding Frontier Communications
Public Utilities Commission to Hold Public Meetings in Rochester
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Calls Attention to Lifeline Awareness Week
Public Utilities Commission to Hold Public Meetings in Parkers Prairie
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Orders Natural Gas Utilities to Facilitate Installation of Shut-Off Valve Protections
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Orders $200 Million in Refunds to Customers due to Lower Tax Rates of the 2017 Federal Tax Act
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Finds the Final Environmental Impact Statement on the Proposed Line 3 Pipeline Adequate
Minnesota Public Utility Commission's Protocol for Hearings and Meetings
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Orders Bent Tree Wind Project to Show Cause Why Permit Should Not Be Suspended or Revoked
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Reduces Rate Increase Requested by Minnesota Power in its Electric Rate Case
2017 Power Plant Siting Act Annual Hearing
Public Utilities Commission Line 3 Hearings in St. Cloud Will Not be Rescheduled
Public Utilities Commission Line 3 Public Hearings in St. Cloud Cancelled
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Calls Attention to Lifeline Awareness Week
Statement from Governor Mark Dayton on Proposed Enbridge Line 3 Pipeline
Public Hearings to be held on Minnesota Power's Electric Rates Request
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission is Getting a New Logo
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Acts on Xcel Energy's Multi-Year Electric Rate Case
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission determines Public Meeting Locations for Proposed Line 3 Project
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Acts on Otter Tail Power Company's Electric Rate Case
Governor Dayton Appoints Senator Katie Sieben to Public Utilities Commission, Appoints Commissioner Nancy Lange as Chair
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Warns Consumers of Possible Utility Fraud
Cold weather heating assistance and budget protection available to Minnesotans with limited incomes
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Sets Public Hearings on Clean Power Plan
Governor Dayton Appoints Matthew Schuerger to Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
Energy Internship, Summer 2016
CenterPoint Energy Rate Case Public Hearings Rescheduled
Minnesota consumers can seek winter protection under the Cold Weather Rule and apply for heating assistance
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Calls Attention to Lifeline Awareness Week
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Adopts Rules Governing White Pages Directory Publication and Distribution
Commissioner Lipschultz appointed to Telecommunications Act Modernization Task Force
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission To Amend Rules Governing Commission Practice and Procedure
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Grants Certificate of need for Sandpiper Pipeline Project
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Acts on Xcel Energy's Multi-Year Electric Rate Case
NARUC Honors Former Minnesota Commission Staff
Governor Appoints John Tuma to Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to Amend Rules Governing White Pages Directory Publication and Distribution
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to Amend Rules Governing Cogeneration and Small Power Production
Public Utilities Commission Names New Executive Secretary
Minnesota Commission Comments on EPA’s proposed Clean Power Plan
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Authorizes Increase in Pumping Capacity of Crude Oil Through Line 67
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Acts on MERC's Natural Gas Rate Case
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Calls Attention to Lifeline Awareness Week
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Acts on Interim Rates in Xcel Energy's 2014-2015 Electric Rate Case
Customers Can Seek Protection Under the Cold Weather Rule
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Warns Consumers of Possible Telephone Fraud
eService Law Change
Cold Weather Rule Protections End April 15, Energy Assistance Program funds are still available
In Naming Minnesota's Boyd as Chair, NARUC President Appoints New Leadership for Electricity Committee
Minnesota Customers Must Act to Keep Lifeline and TAP Telephone Discounts
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Re-opens the Goodhue Wind Project In Light of Changes
FERC, NARUC Revamp 'Sunday Morning Collaborative'
NARUC News: Minnesota’s Boyd Wins 2012 Terry Barnich Award
Minnesota Public Utilities Commissioners Attend NARUC Annual Meeting
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Considers Xcel's Resource Plan and Proposals for Black Dog and Prairie Island Generating Plants
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Acts on Mesaba Energy Permit Status
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Acts on Minnesota Power's Baseload Diversification Study
Public Utilities Commissioner Phyllis Reha Appointed to National Electricity Advisory Committee
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Acts on Xcel Energy's Electric Rate Case
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Denies Approval of Bird and Bat Protection Plan for Goodhue Wind Project
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Approves Need For, and Route of, Hiawatha Transmission Lines
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Votes to Suspend Centerpoint Energy's Natural Gas Inverted Block Rate Program
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Votes on Otter Tail Power's Rate Increase Request
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Approves Acquisition of Qwest by CenturyLink
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Votes to Approve Final Segment of Electrical Transmission Line From Bookings, South Dakota to Hampton, Minnesota
Digital Telecommunications Inc. (DTI) to Discontinue All Services January 31
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Refers Issues of County Standards in Goodhue Wind Matter
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission To Set Forth Notice Requirements for Certificate of Need Applications for Pipelines
Upper Midwest Transmission Development Initiative Issues Final Report
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Votes on Xcel Energy's Rate Increase Request
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Votes to Approve Route Permit for Most of Electrical Transmission Line From Brookings, South Dakota to Hampton, Minnesota
Commission Determines Interim Rate Increase for Xcel Energy’s Natural Gas Rate Request
Commission Determines Interim Increase for Minnesota Power’s Rate Request
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Votes on CenterPoint Energy's Rate Increase Request
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Adopts Regulation Plan for Qwest
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Approves Nuclear Plant Upgrade and Expands Fuel Storage Subject to Certain Conditions
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Seeks Public Participation and request for Public Comment
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Seeks Public Participation and Request for Public Comment