MUI Calendar

Tues., July 18 NW Metro Member Meeting

Wed., July 19 Bloomington Area Member Meeting

Wed., July 19 Mankato Area Member Meeting

Thurs., July 20 Rochester Area Member Meeting

Thurs., July 20 St. Paul Area Member Meeting

Tues., July 25 Fergus Falls Area Member Meeting

Tues., July 25 Alexandria Area Member Meeting

Wed., July 26 MN Power Solar/Camp Ripley Tour*

Wed., July 26 St. Cloud Area Member Meeting

Thurs., July 27 Duluth Area Member Meeting

Thurs., August 3 Woodbury Area Member Meeting

Mon., August 21 Xcel Energy Monticello Nuclear Plant Tour*

Friday, September 15 Otter Tail Power Hoot Lake Solar Farm*

*Only MUI Supporting Members are eligible to participate on Tours.

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NEWS BRIEFS

• DOE announces $192M for battery recycling, says lithium storage market could grow tenfold by 2030
• Nuclear Power Is A Viable Option For Replacing Coal
• Stove wars: Republican-controlled House takes up bills to protect gas stoves
• Midwest states need a modern grid to supercharge clean energy goals
• Power plants remain vulnerable to outages in extreme cold, despite warnings, FERC and NERC find
• Form Energy closes its biggest deal yet for long-duration energy storage
• More Americans Want Electric Cars Than Ever Before: Study
• Thor wind farm goes green with recyclable rotor blades
• USA: U.S. electric power sector continues water efficiency gains
• Minnesota's clean energy plan needs nuclear power, but aging plants have their own risks
• Inexpensive Solar Panels Are Essential for the Energy Transition. Here’s What’s Happening With Prices Right Now
• Report: IRA benefits could see US solar cut the cost of electricity by 60%
• Canadian nuclear project could locate near North Dakota border
• Solar grazing a family business for Northfield couple
• Electric vehicle infrastructure on the horizon as registrations rise



LAST WEEKS NEWS BRIEFS

• UK-based company to repurpose electric vehicle batteries in shuttered Chippewa Falls frac sand plant
• March of wind's giants goes on as poll tracks turbines to 20MW and beyond
• U.S. Army Corps revokes key NorthMet copper nickel mining permit
• As states differ on the benefits of Bitcoin, is there a solution to its climate and power-system impacts?
• Investing in the future of energy: Progress toward deploying U.S. advanced reactor projects
• GM’s electric vehicles will gain access to Tesla’s vast charging network
• The 5% problem for battery range
• Post-IRA optimism continues for renewable energy developers, but have expectations soared too high?
• The largest floating solar farm in North America is officially online
• EV Range Anxiety and Change Anxiety
• US grapples with how clean is green hydrogen
• US residential heat pump sales pass gas furnaces for first time as interest in efficiency tech surges: IEA
• Bottomless supply? Concerns of limited Canadian hydropower as U.S. seeks to decarbonize grid
• AI, climate change, fuel cells among energy transition ‘disconnects’ for utilities: Morgan Stanley
• The Biden administration sees hydrogen as a game-changing climate technology. The reality is far more complicated
• US solar had best ever Q1 in 2023 as supply chain shackles start to loosen – WoodMac
• Finland's nuclear catacombs nearly ready to house waste
• Minnesota expected to adopt building code that would cut energy use by 80%

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Company News    

ALLETE

• Minnesota Power cuts ribbon on 5.6 MW Laskin Solar Project
• Minnesota Power Moves to Modernize HVDC Transmission System
• Minnesota Power advances HVDC transmission system project to strengthen grid reliability, resiliency in Upper Midwest
• ALLETE advances most transformative growth strategy in company history
• ALLETE's annual meeting address focuses on clean energy
• ALLETE, Inc. reports first quarter earnings of $1.02 per share
• ALLETE Board of Directors declares dividend on common stock



CENTERPOINT ENERGY

• CenterPoint Energy to sell Energy Systems subsidiary in $157M deal
• CenterPoint Energy reports 2023 annual shareholder meeting results
• CenterPoint Energy declares regular Common Stock dividend of $0.1900
• In CenterPoint pilot project, CO2 waste will be used for soap-making

MDU RESOURCES GROUP

• MDU Resources Subsidiary Receives Regulatory Approval to Serve Large Data Center Electric Load
• MDU Resources Completes Spinoff of Knife River
• MDU Resources Declares Quarterly Dividend on Common Stock, Outlines Future Dividend Expectation
• MDU Resources Reports First Quarter Earnings; Board Approves Knife River Separation
• MDU Resources Board of Directors Approves Separation of Knife River; Declares Distribution of Shares for Knife River
• MDU Resources Announces Pricing of Knife River Holding Company's $425 Million Notes Offering in Connection With Anticipated Knife River Spinoff

OTTER TAIL CORP.

• Otter Tail Corporation Announces First Quarter Earnings, Increases 2023 Earnings Guidance, Board of Directors Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.4375 per Share
• Replay of Annual Meeting
• Otter Tail Power Company IRP spans three states, adding LNG, solar and wind by 2028
• Otter Tail Power reverses course, will stick with North Dakota coal plant
• Cost and reliability drive our 15-year resource plan

WEC ENERGY GROUP

• Minnesota Energy Resources supports public safety through Rewarding Responders Grant
• Klappa, Lauber highlight exceptional year for WEC Energy Group
• WEC Energy Group declares quarterly dividend
• WEC Energy Group announces project to demonstrate long-duration organic flow battery storage

XCEL ENERGY

• Xcel Energy cuts funding for resiliency stations at Minneapolis sites serving diverse neighborhoods
• Xcel Energy will ask state regulators to reconsider electric rate hike
• Xcel Energy Inc. Board Declares Dividend on Common Stock
• Xcel Energy plans major solar expansion in Midwest, with new arrays, solar purchases and retiring coal operations
• Xcel Energy plans to triple solar use in upper Midwest by 2028
• Xcel Energy First Quarter 2023 Earnings Report
• Xcel Energy touts commitment to affordability, energy transition amid outcry over high natural gas prices
• Xcel launches microgrid-based resiliency service for large Minnesota commercial, industrial customers