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31Mar

Infrastructure Go-Time for America’s Met Mines

Today, President Biden is laying out his vision for reinvesting in and modernizing the nation’s infrastructure. Few issues are more in need of attention and even fewer have such bipartisan support. There will be fighting and horse trading over what ends up in a final infrastructure package, but both parties recognize the urgency of action. […]
  • On March 31, 2021
  • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Appalachia, Arch Resources Inc., infrastructure, metallurgical coal, Michigan, Minnesota, National Mining Association (NMA), Pittsburgh, Rich Nolan, steel, urbanization, West Virginia
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24Mar

When Dispatchable Fuel Diversity Goes, Affordability Does Too

Coal power proved invaluable across the Midwest this February in keeping the lights on and homes warm during the deep freeze. But coal is not just a reliability backstop. As we’re now seeing, it’s also a critical piece of a balanced generation portfolio that holds down wholesale electricity prices. On the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) […]
  • On March 24, 2021
  • electricity prices, Energy Solutions Inc., Grand Forks Herald, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), Minnesota, North Dakota, Pew, Southwest Power Pool (SPP), Texas, Wisconsin
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30Jan

A Failure to Connect the Dots

The U.S. has a growing energy infrastructure problem. More precisely, major transmission lines needed to move wind and solar power from regions of production to centers of demand aren’t being built at nearly the pace needed. Natural gas pipeline additions are also failing to keep up with gas demand. One infrastructure project after another is […]
  • On January 30, 2020
  • California, coal-fired power plants, Germany, infrastructure, Iowa, Minnesota, natural gas, North Dakota, solar, South Dakota, Texas, transmission lines, wind
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01Mar

A Warning Not to be Ignored

How valuable is a balanced, diverse mix of energy sources? Just ask the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), the grid operator that manages the electricity grid for much of the U.S. Midwest and parts of Canada. When the polar vortex hammered the Midwest at the end of January, the grid weathered the storm, but it […]
  • On March 1, 2019
  • coal, electricity grid, Germany, Hans-Wilhelm Schiffer, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), Minnesota, polar vortex, renewable energy, wind, World Energy Council
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Recent Minnesota Posts
  • Infrastructure Go-Time for America’s Met Mines
  • When Dispatchable Fuel Diversity Goes, Affordability Does Too
  • A Failure to Connect the Dots
  • A Warning Not to be Ignored
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