AM 1240 WJON » xcel http://wjon.com Tue, 21 May 2013 20:32:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Power Outage Stops St. Cloud Traffic on Highway 23, 2nd Street S. This Afternoon http://wjon.com/power-outage-stops-st-cloud-traffic-on-highway-23-2nd-street-s-this-afternoon/ http://wjon.com/power-outage-stops-st-cloud-traffic-on-highway-23-2nd-street-s-this-afternoon/#comments Fri, 29 Jun 2012 19:10:14 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=114057 Power has been restored to St. Cloud's west side after a brief outage.

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]]> http://wjon.com/power-outage-stops-st-cloud-traffic-on-highway-23-2nd-street-s-this-afternoon/feed/ 0 Stop and go traffic on eastbound Highway 23 this afternoon. (Tim Lyon, WJON News) Xcel Investigates Monticello Nuclear Plant Shutdown http://wjon.com/xcel-investigates-monticello-nuclear-plant-shutdown/ http://wjon.com/xcel-investigates-monticello-nuclear-plant-shutdown/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:48:27 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=52850 Xcel Energy is investigating why its Monticello nuclear plant shut down.

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]]> http://wjon.com/xcel-investigates-monticello-nuclear-plant-shutdown/feed/ 0 Xcel Energy Power Restored To All After Outtage In St. Cloud Caused by Car Collision with Pole http://wjon.com/power-outtage-in-st-cloud-caused-by-car-collision-with-pole/ http://wjon.com/power-outtage-in-st-cloud-caused-by-car-collision-with-pole/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:30:05 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=19869 Some residents in St. Cloud found themselves without power today.

According to Xcel energy, around 2600 customers lost electricity when a car struck a pole in South St. Cloud at about 12:10 p.m.

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]]> http://wjon.com/power-outtage-in-st-cloud-caused-by-car-collision-with-pole/feed/ 0 Xcel Energy State Says Xcel Doesn't Need Such A Big Rate Hike http://wjon.com/state-says-xcel-doesnt-need-such-a-big-rate-hike/ http://wjon.com/state-says-xcel-doesnt-need-such-a-big-rate-hike/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:16:41 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=11983 The Minnesota Department of Commerce says Xcel Energy doesn't need the large rate increases it's seeking over the next two years.

The department's Office of Energy Security is recommending state regulators knock 62 percent off Xcel's proposed $150 million increase for electric service in 2011. It also says Xcel's requested $198 million hike in 2012 should be trimmed by 54 percent.The Commerce Department looked at Xcel's costs for capital, wages and legal expenses and found the company overestimated costs and underestimated revenue in 2011.

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]]> http://wjon.com/state-says-xcel-doesnt-need-such-a-big-rate-hike/feed/ 0 Xcel Energy Xcel Energy To Meet New Rules For Greenhouse Gases http://wjon.com/xcel-energy-to-meet-new-rules-for-greenhouse-gases/ http://wjon.com/xcel-energy-to-meet-new-rules-for-greenhouse-gases/#comments Fri, 24 Dec 2010 14:53:50 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=2999 Xcel Energy says it's well-positioned to meet the new federal standards for greenhouse gas emissions. The Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday it will design rules over the next year that will say how much greenhouse gas pollution can come from each power plant and oil refinery in the country.

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