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Artificial Intelligence needs energy, and lots of it. Just one AI data center can use more energy than a million Wisconsin homes. And with several AI data centers already under construction in our ...

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In early 2020, the prevailing narrative in the power sector was a continuation story of the developments from the decade before: renewable buildout will keep compounding, thermal capacity will keep ...

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No region does more to fuel the U.S. economy than the Midwest, yet rural communities are so often shortchanged and unrecognized. However, with the July 4 passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” ...

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Champaign County Democrats voted last week to change their bylaws to allow party members to endorse candidates in contested primary elections. Party Chairman Mike Ingram said the change “went into ...

Public conversations about the proposed Hermantown data center are important for our region. We at Minnesota Power genuinely appreciate the community's questions about how electric rates and grid ...