Xcel Energy

Three students from St. Cloud State University have designed a new scooter for Xcel Energy. The special scooter was built to allow Xcel engineers and technicians to inspect their 6 to 7 feet diameter concrete tubes that are used as a form of drainage system.

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is conducting a special inspection of the Monticello nuclear power plant. That after Xcel Energy found a blockage in a fire suppression system.

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Xcel Energy is inspecting it's electric transmission lines. Starting today (Monday), and continuing for the next six weeks, the lines will be checked by helicopter in Minnesota and the eastern Dakotas.

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Watch for delays tomorrow (Saturday) morning on Interstate 94 near Clearwater. Xcel Energy crews working on the CapX2020 project will be stringing wires across the Interstate.

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Right now get $70 for that old refrigerator sitting in your basement or garage. Xcel Energy has announced they're doubling the cash incentive for participating in the Refrigerator Recycling Program. But the offer only lasts until the end of November.

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About 1,700 Xcel Energy customers were without power this (Monday) morning for nearly an hour and a half.

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Authorities are conducting a mock disaster at the Monticello Nuclear plant tomorrow (Wednesday). The Minnesota Department of Public Safety will join other state agencies, law enforcement and first responders in the mock drill. It will test the capabilities of the responsible agencies in case of a real disaster.

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Hundreds of customers are still without power today (Wednesday), due to yesterday's storms.

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Hundreds of people in central Minnesota remain without power this (Monday) afternoon, after last night's thunderstorms. Stearns Electric says they still have about 330 customers with no electricity. Meanwhile, Xcel Energy says they have about 200 customers in the St. Cloud metro area that are still without power.

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Xcel Energy says there are still about 2,000 customers in the St. Cloud metro area that are without power this (Monday) morning, after last nights storms.

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