ELECTRICITY
Natural gas generation to skyrocket in state
Energy Shifts & North Dakota's future BY SID PRANKE Recent headlines in North Dakota can send mixed messages when it comes to predicting the direction of North Dakotas energy future Demand f...
Posted on 11/29/12 at 11:22 AM
Lights Out
Last night after we got home, after a very stressful evening, the lights went out. Just like that no warning..no hint of a flicker..just blackness. Far Guy was in the bathroom..I felt my way over to t...
Posted on 5/7/10 at 5:35 AM
Xcel Energy plans natural gas-fired plants near Fargo
FARGO — Xcel Energy is proposing two new natural gas-fired power plants 70 miles south of here to meet electricity needs at times of peak demand. If approved by regulators, the two units, each capable of generating up to 215 megawatts of electricity, would be built near Hankinson and go into service in 2018 and 2019.By Patrick Springer , May 17, 2013
Utilities, cooperatives prompted to boost capacity
BISMARCK — Ample supplies of natural gas, and sharp increases in demand for electricity in North Dakota’s Oil Patch, have prompted utilities and cooperatives to boost capacity.May 17, 2013
Wind energy revival: Projects proposed for 2013 would up ND's capacity 41 percent
The extension of a key federal subsidy late last year has helped revive interest in developing new wind energy projects in North Dakota, based on documents filed with state regulators.By Stephen J. Lee , May 04, 2013
Electric rates not falling along with fuel costs
NEW YORK (AP) — A plunge in the price of natural gas has made it cheaper for utilities to produce electricity. But the savings aren’t translating to lower rates for customers. Instead, U.S. electricity prices are going up.By Jonathan Fahey , July 12, 2012
North Dakota regulators bow out of tribal electric dispute
BISMARCK (AP) — North Dakota regulators concluded Thursday that they lack authority to intervene in a dispute about which of two utilities will supply electricity to a tribal casino on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation.By Dale Wetzel , June 15, 2012
US coal use falling fast; utilities switch to gas
By Jonathan Fahey , June 13, 2012
SD wind project limited by lack of power lines
January 18, 2012
Coal groups paying $500K for lawsuit
BISMARCK (AP) — North Dakota utilities and coal interests agreed to pay up to $500,000 of the state’s cost in challenging a Minnesota law that restricts imports of coal-generated electricity, but the state will still bear the brunt of the expense, documents show.By Dale Wetzel , December 29, 2011
Plug it in, plug it in: North Dakota sees increase in electricity use
December 17, 2011
Basin Electric plans line in western ND oil patch
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A big player in North Dakota's coal country is moving into the state's oil patch.November 11, 2011
Repair crews await orders after massive outages
April 07, 2010
Power outage
Issues with a transmission line left communities in southwestern North Dakota including Mott, New England and Regent without power Tuesday night.February 26, 2009
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