Xcel Energy News

Two Greeley organizations are getting $7,500 each from Xcel Energy. The grants are going to Longs Peak Council of the Boy Scouts of America to be used for exploring, learning for life and venture scouting and to the University of Northern Colorado for its Frontiers of Science Institute, according to Xcel spokesman Joe Fuentes.

An environmental group is suing Xcel Energy, saying the utility isn't doing all it can to cut mercury emissions from a new coal-fired unit at a Pueblo power plant.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota, St. Cloud State University and St. Cloud Technical College have all received grants from Xcel Energy Foundation.

St. Cloud school district was one of three Minnesota educational institutions to be recognized by Xcel Energy for efforts to conserve natural gas.

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TWIN CITIES DAILY PLANET Between a rock and a Greenway: Xcel takes heat for plans to run power lines along bike trail By Jane Biliter Just over 100 community members attended a public meeting at the Midtown Global Market recently to submit their comments and questions on Xcel Energy's Hiawatha Project .

Anthony F. "Tony" Earley Jr., chairman and CEO of Detroit-based DTE Energy, has been elected chairman of the Edison Electric Institute , the national association of shareholder-owned electric companies, international affiliates and industry associates worldwide.

In one of the largest office deals in the nation this year HRPT Properties Trust has acquired the 17th Street Plaza office building here for $135 million, or $202 per square foot, according to local industry sources.

When the Democratic National Convention rolled into Denver last August, the local Host Committee had proudly raised more than $55 million to cover costs.

The workshop is targeted to 501 3 organizations that own their own buildings and are responsible for paying utility bills.

Two men were arrested Monday for trying to steal copper wire. Police say Rodney Perry and Carnell Mitchell stood on bicycles to reach copper wiring on utility poles in south Minneapolis.

Xcel Energy Inc. is one of four utility companies partnering with Microsoft Corp.

Call it subtraction by addition. St. Olaf College's new science building, the nearly 200,000 square-foot Regents Hall which opened in September 2008, helped the school win recognition for its energy efficiency, said Pete Sandberg, assistant vice president for facilities.

Even for Boulder, an icon of earthy urban planning, saving the planet doesn't come easy.

A heads-up Monday regarding low-flying helicopters went awry. The Grand Junction Police Department's new public safety alert system did what it was designed to do and called 50,000 residents at 8:18 a.m. The message alerted residents that low-flying helicopters would be in the Grand Valley June 23 and 24 to inspect high-pressure gas lines for Xcel ...

A lot can change in 100 years. Just ask officials at Northern States Power , which celebrated its centennial this week.

Fan reviews from the Twin Cities are beginning to arrive - according to the one review so far, for fans it was a great night.

About 2,100 Xcel Energy customers lost power for between one and five hours Monday after an insulator failed at a substation between Colfax and Wheeler.

Xcel Energy's "SmartGridCity" project in Boulder is using Qwest's lines to carry power usage data from neighborhoods back to Xcel's offices, and the telecom is looking to offer its expertise in the emerging niche to other utilities.

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