The Minnesota Public Utilities Fee accredited a modified model of Otter Tail Energy’s Built-in Useful resource Plan, which lays out the utility’s plans for electrical energy technology and investments over the following 15 years.
The fee additionally accredited Otter Tail Energy’s proposal to take a brand new strategy to working the Coyote Station coal-burning plant in North Dakota by using “Accessible Most Emergency” standing for the roughly 70 MW share of the plant that serves Otter Tail Energy’s Minnesota clients.
The Clear Power Organizations (which incorporates Recent Power, Minnesota Middle for Environmental Advocacy, Sierra Membership, and Clear Grid Alliance) commend the fee’s choice to approve the carbon-free additions.
“Recent Power applauds the Fee for approving a portfolio of recent renewable and battery useful resource additions which can be crucial for Otter Tail Energy’s vitality transition,” says Recent Power’s Isabel Ricker. “The utility must take a extra bold and future-focused strategy to carbon reductions and aligning its electrical energy assets with the state coverage of Minnesota.”
