MINNESOTA POWER
STAFF BLOG TWIN PORTS BUSINESS Sounding off about utility rate hikes
Mad about Minnesota Power’s requested rate increase? Well, here’s your chance to speak your mind… to an administrative law judge who will actually listen to you. Public hearings &md...
Posted on 3/12/10 at 8:09 AM
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Duluth boiler decision delayed
Duluth City Attorney Gunnar Johnson The city of Duluth’s plan to sell two steam boilers to Minnesota Power is on hold after regulators said the utility has more work to do on a related renewabl...
Posted on 4/23/09 at 10:48 AM
Another round of severe storms sweeps across the Northland 
Lake Country Power crews were hard at work in the Northland on Wednesday, chipping away at a mountain of outages left by severe weather earlier this week, when Mother Nature dealt the utility and the region another round of
damaging storms.
By Andrew Krueger , July 05, 2012
Flood update: Water levels dropping along St. Louis River system
Minnesota Power reported late Monday that the level of Fish, Boulder, Rice and Whiteface lakes dropped Monday and that Island Lake, which had been rising for days even after the rain, finally stabilized and is expected to begin falling soon.
By John Myers and Peter Passi , June 25, 2012
Minnesota Power diversion canal washed out near Thomson Dam
A portion of embankment along a man-made diversion canal has washed out into the water above the Thomson Dam, Minnesota Power officials said Thursday.
By John Myers , June 22, 2012
Minnesota Power: Go slow on old coal
Minnesota Power on Monday said it shouldn’t be rushed into closing its older, smaller coal-fired power plants until more research is done on the environmental benefits and economic impacts to customers.
By John Myers , June 19, 2012
Allete vice president to begin presidential appointment on St. Lawrence Seaway
Allete Vice President Dave McMillan will travel to Washington, D.C., twice in the next two weeks as he begins an appointment to the advisory board of the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp.
By News Tribune staff , June 04, 2012
Dakota wind project moves through Twin Ports
The generators delivered this week will be joined in North Dakota with blades made in Iowa and towers made in Fargo to form the backbone of Minnesota Power’s Bison II and III wind energy farms.
By John Myers , May 17, 2012
Jury awards $1.68 million in lawsuit against Minnesota Power
Minnesota Power will probably appeal a $1.68 million verdict a Crow Wing jury handed down earlier this month when it decided that the driver of a company truck was more negligent than the snowmobiler he collided with.
By Mark Stodghill , May 12, 2012
Department of Commerce: Minnesota Power should close old coal plants
The Minnesota Department of Commerce has come to the same conclusion as environmental groups, although for different reasons, that some of Minnesota Power’s oldest coal-fired power plants should shut down sooner rather than later.
By John Myers , May 11, 2012
Allete project to reduce mercury emissions by 90 percent at Boswell plant
Minnesota Power will spend $350 million to $400 million over the next several years to reduce air pollution at its coal-burning Boswell Energy Center Unit 4 in Cohasset.
By Steve Kuchera , May 09, 2012
Duluth-based Allete reports first-quarter earnings
Duluth-based Allete Inc. is reporting first-quarter earnings not as robust as a year ago, and officials are pointing to higher costs and unseasonably warm weather as among the reasons.
By News Tribune staff , May 07, 2012
Power outage affects downtown Duluth
A power outage left about 560 customers in the downtown Duluth area without service for more than an hour Monday morning.
By News Tribune staff , May 01, 2012
Power outage affects customers in Duluth
UPDATE: Minnesota Power said service has been restored to all customers as of 10:23 a.m. today.
By News Tribune staff , April 30, 2012
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