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Memorial Day storm was costly for Xcel Energy

Xcel Energy says it spent nearly $320,000 on repairs after the Memorial Day thunderstorms that hit the Red River Valley, knocking out power to about 39,000 Xcel customers.

June 21, 2011

Wind project goes forward

BISMARCK (AP) — A 150-megawatt wind energy project in southeastern North Dakota is going ahead despite a legal fight between its developer and Xcel Energy. North Dakota’s Public Service Commission has approved a site plan for enXco Development Corp. to build 100 wind turbines in Dickey and McIntosh counties. The project’s cost is estimated at $400 million.

June 10, 2011

Xcel to pay $10,000 in home explosion

The North Dakota Public Service Commission on Tuesday reviewed a proposed settlement agreement with Northern States Power Co. stemming from a 2008 gas explosion in south Fargo that left a woman severely burned.

By Mike Nowatzki,The Forum , November 25, 2010

Xcel reduces service outages to 1,000

Xcel Energy says it's working to restore service to about 1,000 Twin Cities customers still without power in the wake of this week's severe weather.

October 28, 2010

Xcel, PSC negotiating settlement on explosion

Xcel Energy and North Dakota Public Service Commission staffs are negotiating a settlement agreement related to a natural gas explosion in Fargo that severely burned a woman. Commission staffers have issued an amended notice of probable violation against Xcel in connection with the Sept. 2, 2008, blast that leveled a twinhome unit at 2215 15th St. S.

By Forum Communications Co. Report , September 24, 2010

Xcel Energy adds another wind farm

Xcel Energy will build a $480 million wind farm in southwestern Minnesota as it moves toward meeting the state’s renewable energy standards. Construction on the Nobles Wind Project near Worthington is expected to begin this spring. The plant, on the windy Buffalo Ridge, could be generating power by the end of the year.

April 02, 2010

Xcel finds defective pipe component

After replacing a flawed brand of natural gas pipe in the Fargo area, Xcel Energy Inc. is digging up some of the same yards to fix a newly installed and potentially defective pipe connector.

December 10, 2009

Xcel finds defective pipe part in Fargo

After replacing a flawed brand of natural gas pipe in the Fargo area, Xcel Energy Inc. is digging up some of the same yards to fix a newly installed and potentially defective pipe connector.

December 09, 2009

Xcel settles with family members in gas explosion

Xcel Energy says it has reached a settlement with family members injured in a natural gas explosion that destroyed a south Fargo home last fall.

October 19, 2009

Advisers picked for possible sanctions

North Dakota regulators have assigned staff members to look into whether Xcel Energy violated state natural gas pipeline safety rules.

September 02, 2009

N.D. advisers picked to consider pipeline sanctions

North Dakota regulators have assigned staff members to look into whether Xcel Energy violated state natural gas pipeline safety rules.

September 01, 2009

Regulators approve Xcel Energy’s wind power plans

Regulators in Minnesota and North Dakota have approved Xcel Energy’s plans for developing wind power in both states. The North Dakota Public Service Commission recently certified the utility’s plan for a 150-megawatt project in Dickey and McIntosh counties. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission earlier approved a 201-megawatt project in Nobles County.

September 01, 2009

Possible penalties in gas explosion

North Dakota utility regulators are looking at possible safety violations by Xcel Energy Inc. after a natural gas explosion demolished a Fargo duplex and injured 13 people. Kevin Cramer, chairman of the state Public Service Commission, said Monday the agency will formally assign staffers to go over the case and recommend whether the Minneapolis-based utility should be fined following the September 2008 incident.

By By Dale Wetzel, The Associated Press , September 01, 2009

Xcel Energy: We’ll improve utility billing

Xcel Energy Inc. is providing more training for its service workers after North Dakota customers and state regulators complained about billing problems, a consultant says. The utility has about 46,000 natural gas customers in North Dakota, mostly in Fargo, West Fargo and Grand Forks. It hired a consulting firm to conduct an independent review of its billing procedures after the state’s Public Service Commission was swamped with complaints last winter.

August 28, 2009

Xcel Energy: We'll improve N.D. utility billing

Xcel Energy Inc. is providing more training for its service workers after North Dakota customers and state regulators complained about billing problems, a consultant says.

August 27, 2009

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