Xcel Energy

The state rule that prevents utility companies from turning off the heat to people who get behind on their bills resumes on Saturday. It's called the cold weather rule and it applies from Oct. 15 to April 15.

Xcel Energy wants to put up a new $10 million power line in Sauk Rapids. A public hearing on the project has been scheduled for tomorrow (Wednesday) night at 6:30 p.m. at the Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School.

Watch for delays tomorrow (Sunday) morning on Interstate 94 near Clearwater. Xcel Energy crews are stringing wires across the interstate as part of the CAPX2020 project.

Xcel Energy just announced the development of a new program in the St. Cloud area designed to help families save money in energy costs.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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