BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – Two North Dakota natural gas utility providers are proposing to increase residential gas rates between 7.5% and 12.5% in coming months after holding public input sessions with the state’s Public Service Commission in July. The increases would affect North Dakota residents who receive natural gas from Northern States Power Company, a part of Xcel…
A helicopter carries a bucket as it flies over homes burned by the Smokehouse Creek Fire, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, in Canadian, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)CANADIAN, Texas (AP) — Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy says its facilities appeared to have played a role in igniting a massive wildfire in the Texas Panhandle that grew to the largest blaze in state history. The…
FARGO, N.D., (KVRR)- An easier way to control your energy costs? Xcel Energy launching its new smart meters in Fargo. These smart meters give their customers real time data about their electricity efficiency and usage. Installation work started this week for the multiyear project. The meters take as little as 15 minutes to install, and at no cost to the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR:5PM Update) — It’s a Christmas Day ice storm. That has the National Weather Service upgrading it’s winter weather watch to an Ice Storm Warning for Barnes, Cass, Ransom, Sargent, Richland Counties. Significant icing expected. Total ice accumulations up to one half of an inch, with some areas receiving up to three quarters of an inch. Winds gusting…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — Ford Pro and Xcel Energy are launching the 30×30 initiative. The commercial division within Ford Motor Company is teaming up with the electric provider to deploy 30,000 electric charging ports by 2030. They will be placed in areas served by Xcel Energy with service starting next year in Colorado and Wisconsin. They will then expand over the…
Xcel Energy is laying off 150 employees, including 60 in Minnesota. About 400 workers across the company accepted voluntary retirement offers and will retire by the end of the year. In a statement, Xcel blamed “financial headwinds” from inflation, increased hiring during the pandemic, and supply chain pressures. Xcel says the layoffs impact about 2 percent of its non-bargaining workforce….
FARGO, N.D. — A portion of I-29 in Fargo will close overnight Sunday, Nov. 5 to Monday, Nov. 6 to allow Xcel Energy to replace distribution wires to improve the reliability of electric service in the area. Xcel Energy, the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT), and the North Dakota Highway Patrol (NDHP) are working collaboratively to minimize the impact…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — This area is used to a couple random blizzards into the spring but nothing compared to what is supposed to be coming. With the amount of snow predicted to be 8-10 inches and the wind getting up to 60 miles per hour there are some steps your family needs to take to get ready for this…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — With the big storm approaching, Xcel Energy is preparing for what could happen if power is lost. To prepare for any outages that could occur during or after the storm, Xcel Energy has brought in extra help from Minneapolis. Crews are preparing by resting up for this weeks storm and have been training on its potential…
NORTH DAKOTA & MINNESOTA (KVRR) – Local Xcel Energy leadership went over the forecast with line workers Tuesday morning. “When Mother Nature strikes, we’re going to be there to solve it and get the power back on,” Xcel Energy Principal Manager Tony Grindberg said. Grindberg believes it’s important to not react to severe weather, but be proactive. “Fortunately we don’t…
