Xcel Asks Colorado Supreme Court to Facilitate Wind Farm Interconnection

Xcel asks Colorado Supreme Court to facilitate wind farm interconnection

In June, a district court judge rejected PSCo’s effort to acquire roughly 550 feet of easement via eminent domain to connect two nearly complete wind farms totaling more than 1 GW. The utility says the project delays are harming ratepayers.

Minnesota mandates flexible interconnection, VPP pilot for Xcel Energy

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has approved Xcel Energy’s Integrated Distribution Plan, attaching mandates for flexible interconnection policies and a dedicated virtual power plant pilot program to expand distributed energy integration.