Minnkota Power (Facebook)FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Thousands of people remain without power but numerous crews are cutting into those numbers. Otter Tail Power Company says around 2,500 customers are still without power in the northwest part of Jamestown. Crews will continue to isolate damaged areas and restore power when possible. Restoration in the Sheldon area is expected Monday evening. They…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota utility has reversed its decision to divest from a large North Dakota coal-fired power plant, citing new risks in the Midwest electricity market and new customers. Fergus Falls-based Otter Tail Power announced in 2021 that it would sell its minority stake in the Coyote Station Power Plant in Beulah, North Dakota, and end its involvement with the…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – A Fergus Falls-based company plans to end its investment in a coal-fired plant it operates in North Dakota as part of its push to add more sources of renewable energy. Otter Tail Power Co. plans to sell its 35% stake in the Coyote Station Power Plant in Beulah, North Dakota by 2028. The utility says “more…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce hosts its first regional event with the Midwest Energy Summit. Back in February a freeze in the southern part of the country left nearly three million households in Texas without power, forcing parts of North Dakota to run rolling blackouts to help save the power grid. “Texas is…
FERGUS FALLS, MN — Severe weather in lakes country takes out power to hundreds of people in Fergus Falls. Otter Tail Power says around 550 customers lost power. High winds downed trees and power lines Sunday afternoon. As of 8:16 p.m., crews were working to restore service. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News Tags: FERGUS FALLS, OTTER TAIL POWER, trees,…
The extreme cold has tested the power grid in parts of the region. There were scattered outages across parts of eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. Otter Tail Power crews scrambled to get power restored within two hours to about 650 customers in the Fordville, North Dakota area. About 1100 customers in Fergus Falls lost power for several hours early…
NEW ROCKFORD, N.D. — Work continues to restore power to New Rockford after a microburst knocked down hundreds of trees and power poles. Otter Tail Power crews say they should have power restored to the entire community by this evening. About 30 linemen have spent the past two days in town after the storm hit early Sunday morning. The microburst…
NEW ROCKFORD, N.D. — People in New Rockford, North Dakota are being urged to conserve water and prepare for a night without power. One woman on social media says town looks like a “war zone”. The Eddy County town of nearly 1,400 people was hit by severe weather around 3:30 this morning. It is believed that a microburst with winds…
