Is your TV or computer sucking up too much energy?
May 19, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press
Televisions, DVD players, and computers are common household devices that can use a lot of electricity, even when turned off. Continue Reading
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Xcel Energy plans natural gas-fired plants near Fargo
May 16, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
FARGO Xcel Energy is proposing two new natural gas-fired power plants 70 miles south of here to meet electricity needs at times of peak demand.
If approved by regulators, the two units, each capable of generating up to 215 megawatts of electricity, would be built near Hankinson and go into service in 2018 and 2019. Continue Reading
Power system still needs work
May 5, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe
While electricity is restored, long-term repairs could take a yearWORTHINGTON It’s been nearly a month since ice-coated power lines caused thousands of wooden poles to snap and transmission structures to tumble, yet a drive through the countryside shows the massive amount of restoration work yet to be done. Continue Reading
Otter Tail’s air-quality compliance to cost less than thought
April 19, 2013 in The Daily Republic
Power company asks PUC to delay fee for improving Big Stone until construction is finished.
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Rural electrics in ND, SD getting federal loans
April 19, 2013 in The Daily Republic
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) Two rural electric cooperatives in the Dakotas are getting federal financial help as part of an effort to improve electric service in 13 states.
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Can’t catch a break: lightning cuts power to 800
April 18, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe
WORTHINGTON By 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nobles Cooperative Electric restored power to nearly all of its Nobles County members at least until 7:30 p.m., when it went out again for some residents. Continue Reading
Image: A ‘thank you’ meal
April 17, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe
Members of the Grand Prairie Rockets 4-H Club serve supper to the linemen who have been helping restore power to Nobles Cooperative Electric members Wednesday night at the co-op office north of Worthington. Continue Reading
Nobles Co-op Electric outages down to 328
April 17, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe
8 a.m. Wednesday update:
WORTHINGTON Crews from Nobles Cooperative Electric, neighboring cooperatives, contractors, and tree trimmers are continuing to make steady progress in restoring power. Workers will continue until all members are fully restored. Continue Reading
Federated completes power restoration in Jackson County
April 16, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe
JACKSON Federated Rural Electric in Jackson turned on the last residential meter Monday night with line crews done by 7 p.m. with residential outage restoration. At the peak of Federated’s ice storm outages were as high as 2,200 in Jackson County. Continue Reading
Update: Nobles Co-op Electric outages down to 703
April 16, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe
The following is a press release issued at 12:30 p.m. by Nobles Cooperative Electric:
WORTHINGTON Nobles Cooperative Electric continues to make progress in restoring power to members in the aftermath of a devastating ice storm that left over 3,500 members without power on April 10. Today at 12:30 p.m. there were 703 members without power. More than 100 linemen are working to restore power. Continue Reading
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