Xcel Energy celebrated a clean energy milestone Tuesday, marking the completion of the first phase of the utility’s massive Sherco Solar Project near Clearwater. Company executives, contractors ...

Sherco Solar in Sherburne County ... unit that retired last year," Xcel Energy said. The $1.1 billion project qualifies Xcel Energy for around $480 million in federal tax credits, which the ...

Xcel Energy said it wants to add around 500 MW of new large-scale solar generation ... solar projects of at least 75 MW that interconnect to the existing infrastructure at the Sherco plant.

While Xcel Energy has been praised for community ... In its place, the company launched the first stage of its Sherco Solar project this fall, with 220 megawatts of solar power and two more ...

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission and Xcel Energy ... grid at the Sherco plant in Becker, Minnesota. The company is also planning to add 550 megawatts of grid-scaled solar energy and ...

Located near the Sherco coal plant in Becker, the $575 million venture would produce enough carbon-free energy to power 100,000 Upper Midwest homes per year, officials say.

The statewide trend toward a steady increase in solar projects was evident at the Feb ... which will connect to existing Xcel Energy distribution lines and provide enough energy to serve 225 ...

Xcel Energy says it expects to meet Minnesota’s carbon-free law five years before the 2040 deadline by shutting down its coal plants, extending the life of two nuclear plants, and building vast ...

With the Sherco power plant winding down its coal use, many companies see an opportunity to move into the area.