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

A control valve issue at the Xcel Energy Monticello nuclear power plant caused the reactor to automatically shut down.

To achieve that, Xcel will add 3,430 more megawatts of wind energy by 2030, connecting to the Upper Midwest grid at the Sherco plant site in Becker, Minnesota using the proposed Minnesota Energy ...

Xcel wants to continue operating the plant into the 2050s. It’s requesting to store an additional 34 casks of spent fuel at the site. But spent fuel storage has a history of controversy at the plant ...

The Sherco power plant in Becker has already begun phasing out its coal units as part of Xcel Energy’s plans to move toward renewable energy. In its place, the company launched the first stage ...