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Holiday Parade Celebrates Season, Fargo Police Department Heroes

The Grand Marshals of the parade included the parents of fallen officer Jake Wallin.

December 8, 2024

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. – The 18th Annual Xcel Energy Holiday Lights Parade brought cheer to the downtowns of both Fargo and Moorhead. The parade got underway at 6:30 P.M. sharp on Saturday. It began on Center Ave. in Moorhead before rumbling straight down Broadway in Fargo. Leading the charge were the Grand Marshals of the parade – The Fargo Police Department…

Dozens of Minnesota Lineworkers Head To The Southeast To Help Restore Power After Hurricane Helene

October 3, 2024

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Lineworkers from a number of Minnesota communities are heading to states impacted by Hurricane Helene. Xcel Energy is sending more than 100 employees to help restore power. They are from Minnesota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. Minnesota electric co-ops are sending 80 lineworkers to aid in power restoration. Those from our region include…

Xcel Energy Introduces New Innovation Hub

November 28, 2023

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Xcel Energy held a ribbon cutting for its new innovation hub in downtown Fargo The new center will allow for employees to have a community area to come and work. Xcel touched on how it will also be used to host events to help bring the community together. Leaders at Xcel made it a priority to…

Gas Leak In West Fargo After Crews Cut Natural Gas Line

September 1, 2022

KVRR Staff,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) — A contractor cut a four-inch natural gas line during installation this morning causing a gas leak that cut off service to about 30 Xcel Energy customers. The area impacted was from the intersection of County Road 17 and 32nd Avenue north of West Fargo. The gas pipe is under a railroad line. As a precaution,…

Xcel Energy Crews Rebuild Pole After Power Outage in Fargo

The outage was reported after 9 p.m. and was restored to the last of the nearly 6,000 customers affected seven hours later

December 18, 2017

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, ND — Xcel Energy crews worked through the night to restore power after an outage that hit parts of south Fargo. Initial reports indicated the outage was caused by a power pole that caught on fire and burned through feeder wires. Line crews had to rebuild the top of the pole. The outage was reported after 9 p.m….

Xcel Energy to Build Wind Farm in Two South Dakota Counties

It would provide more than enough energy to power every home in Minnesota and Wisconsin

September 27, 2017

TJ Nelson,

GRANT COUNTY, SD — Xcel Energy has announced plans to build a 300-megawatt wind farm in Grant and Roberts counties of South Dakota. The Dakota Range I and II project puts the company on pace to be the first U.S. utility to surpass 10,000 megawatts of wind on its system. It would provide more than enough energy to power…

Xcel Energy Says its Prepared for Monday’s Solar Eclipse

Officials say planning has been much simpler because they know the exact time frame of the event

August 18, 2017

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MINNESOTA — One of the main providers of solar energy in Minnesota says you don’t have to worry about whether or not its service will be interrupted for Monday. Xcel Energy officials say they have been planning for Monday’s solar eclipse and will shift to other power sources when the eclipse takes place. The company manages over 1,000 megawatts…