Xcel Energy to demonstrate Ambri solution at Solar Technology Acceleration Center in Colorado US utility Xcel Energy is to demonstrate Ambri’s liquid metal battery technology at the Solar Technology Acceleration Center (SolarTAC) in Colorado. It is hoped that Ambri’s long-term energy storage system will support Xcel Energy’s renewable energy and economic development goals in the […]
Report: 30 Times More Jobs From Rooftop Solar
In late 2020, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission asked the state’s electric and gas utilities to discuss what infrastructure projects they had in queue that could be accelerated to support the COVID-battered economy. Tucked into a proposal from Xcel Energy, the state’s largest electric company, was a comparison of two proposed solar projects: one, a […]
Xcel Energy’s new electric vehicle vision to save customers billions while delivering cleaner air
Transitioning 20% of all vehicles to electric by 2030 will reduce carbon emissions and save customers billions in fuel costs MINNEAPOLIS : Xcel Energy, a national leader in the clean energy transition, announced today its vision to drive toward powering 1.5 million electric vehicles in its service areas by 2030. As a result of this […]
EVRAZ Pueblo to Use Solar Power to Produce the Greenest Steel
EVRAZ North America, Xcel Energy and Lightsource BP announced they have reached a long-term agreement to develop a new 240-megawatt solar facility in Pueblo. This innovative agreement makes possible EVRAZ North America’s planned long-term investment in Colorado, while supporting the goals of Xcel Energy’s partners and community. Lightsource BP and project investors on its side […]
Xcel Energy Fast-Forwards Minnesota Coal Plant Closures but Extends Nuclear Window
The utility struck a deal with environmental and labor groups in the Upper Midwest that will allow it to reduce its carbon emissions while easing job losses related to coal plant retirements. Xcel Energy plans to close its last two coal-fired power plants in Minnesota by 2030, a decade earlier than scheduled, while keeping its […]
