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Minnesota Power tells county board it plans to phase out coal and reach 90% renewables by 2035
Summary
Minnesota Power briefed the St. Louis County Board on a March 1 integrated resource plan that aims to retire Boswell coal units by 2030 and 2035, add renewables and storage, and use natural gas as a bridge; the company said the plan will enter a year‑long regulatory review.
Jennifer Katie, vice president of regulatory and legislative affairs for Minnesota Power, told the St. Louis County Board that the utility filed its 15‑year integrated resource plan (IRP) on March 1 and aims to reach about 90 percent renewable generation by 2035 while retiring its remaining coal units at the Boswell Energy Center.
"The number one goal for Minnesota Power is to maintain reliability," Katie said in explaining the company’s approach, adding that the IRP must balance reliability, state regulatory requirements and customer costs. She said Boswell Unit 3 is scheduled to cease coal operations in 2030 and Unit 4 in 2035, and that the company is proposing roughly 1,000 megawatts of new natural gas capacity to replace those baseload units while investing in wind, storage and customer programs.
Why it matters: Minnesota Power serves mining and industrial customers across the Iron Range and…
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