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Xcel president: Minnesota can meet data center energy demands and 2040 carbon-free mandate

  • Clarion Energy Content Directors--Minnesotareformer.com
  • published date: 2025-06-09 19:41:26 UTC

Minnesota utilities are weighing proposals for thousands of megawatts of new data center capacity, representing new electric consumption equal to millions of homes.

by Brian Martucci, Minnesota Reformer The intra-DFL rift between labor unions whose members build data centers and progressives skeptical of corporate giveaways was on full display at the Capitol la… [+9024 chars]