Xcel Energy customers are getting a refund. Xcel Energy has announced it is distributing more than $133 million in bill credits to all Minnesota electricity customers are a result of the Federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
Xcel Energy says they'll be closing Sherco Plant 3 in Becker in 2030. The company's announcement Monday includes the retirement of its last two coal plants in the Upper Midwest a decade earlier than scheduled.
The Minneapolis-based utility is asking its Minnesota customers to lower their thermostats to 63 through Thursday morning to help conserve natural gas.
As temperatures are projected to move into the 90s with high humidity this weekend, Xcel Energy is offering you some tips to help you find relief from the heat, as well as your energy bill.