Minnesota Signs Deal With Manitoba Hydro
WINNIPEG -- - The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has unanimously approved a $1.7 billion power export deal with Manitoba Hydro.
It allows Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy to import power from Manitoba Hydro, despite the objections of aboriginal groups.
The 500-megawatt, 10-year deal was given the go-ahead.
It's an extension of an existing deal and will allow power to be exported until 2015.
Approval by Canada's National Energy Board is pending.
The Minnesota decision is a blow to the Pimicikamak Cree Nation of Cross Lake, Manitoba. They had asked the commission to first call a formal hearing into the social and economic impact of historic hydro development on their homeland.
Related News
National Grid and SSE to use electrical transformers to heat homes
LONDON - Grid Transformer Waste Heat Recovery turns substations into neighborhood boilers, supplying district heating via heat networks, helping National Grid and SSE cut emissions, boost energy efficiency, and advance low carbon, net zero decarbonization.
Key Points
Grid Transformer Waste Heat Recovery captures substation heat for district heating, cutting emissions and gas use.
✅ Captures waste heat from National Grid transformers
✅ Feeds SSE district heat networks for nearby homes
✅ Cuts carbon, improves efficiency, aligns with net zero
Thousands of homes could soon be warmed by the heat from giant electricity grid transformers for the first time…
