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
Ex-Minnesota Power official jailed; now faces new charge 
A former Minnesota Power official who failed to show up for sentencing in Duluth last week on charges of theft of corporate property told the court Thursday that she fled after having a panic attack on the courthouse steps.
By News Tribune staff , February 22, 2013
Former Minnesota Power official says panic attack caused her to flee before sentencing
A former Minnesota Power official who failed to show up for sentencing in Duluth last week on charges of theft of corporate property and was arrested Wednesday in Pine County said this morning in court that she fled after having a panic attack on the courthouse steps.
By News Tribune staff , February 21, 2013
Minnesota Power thief caught in Hinckley casino hotel
A former Minnesota Power official with a history of missing court dates was arrested Wednesday after a brief struggle with Pine County authorities at the Grand Casino Hinckley hotel.
By Mark Stodghill , February 21, 2013
Allete’s 2012 net income increased
Allete Inc.’s 2012 financial results show net income up 3.5 percent while earnings per share declined slightly.
By News Tribune staff , February 18, 2013
Attorney asks to withdraw after ex-Minnesota Power official fails to appear in court, again
A Duluth defense attorney on Thursday asked to be allowed to withdraw as Susan Kay Thompson’s attorney for ethical reasons about a half-hour after Thompson failed to appear in State District Court for her sentencing for theft of corporate property.
By Mark Stodghill , February 15, 2013
Power outage knocks several Duluth TV, radio stations off air
A power outage in the vicinity of Duluth’s antenna farm Saturday evening knocked some local TV and radio stations off the air for about two hours.
By News Tribune staff , February 03, 2013
Minnesota Power to convert coal plant to gas
Minnesota Power announced Wednesday it will convert its coal-fired power plant in Hoyt Lakes to natural gas and close one of three coal units at its Taconite Harbor plant on the North Shore as the utility continues a move away from carbon dioxode-creating coal.
By John Myers , January 31, 2013
Minnesota Power to convert Hoyt Lakes coal plant to gas
The utility company announced its plan ahead of the state deadline to look at old coal generators.
By John Myers , January 30, 2013
Allete’s board raises quarterly dividend
Allete’s board of directors has raised the quarterly dividend on the company’s common stock to 47.5 cents per share.
By News Tribune staff , January 28, 2013
Power restored in Hoyt Lakes area
Crews from Minnesota Power replaced a blown transformer with a mobile unit in Hoyt Lakes at 8:30 p.m. Monday night, restoring power to 1,100 customers who had been without power since 11:30 a.m. with temperatures in the single digits.
By News Tribune staff , January 15, 2013
Power back on after Hoyt Lakes outage
Crews from Minnesota Power replaced a blown transformer with a mobile unit in Hoyt Lakes at 8:30 p.m. Monday night, restoring power to 1,100 customers who had been without power since 11:30 a.m. with temperatures in the single digits.
By News Tribune staff , January 14, 2013
Faulty cable blamed for Thursday's power outage in central Duluth
A faulty underground cable is the suspected cause of the power outage that affected Canal Park, Park Point and parts of downtown Duluth on Thursday evening.
By News Tribune staff , December 29, 2012
Canal Park, parts of downtown Duluth lose power Thursday night
Dinner at the Lake Avenue Café became a candlelit affair Thursday night as Canal Park, Park Point and parts of western downtown Duluth lost power.
By News Tribune staff , December 28, 2012
New Minnesota Power wind generators spinning
Minnesota Power said Wednesday that its latest installment of wind-powered electrical generators in North Dakota are spinning and sending electricity into the grid.
By News Tribune staff , December 20, 2012
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