Xcel Energy Refund for Sherco Coal Plant Disaster
Sector: Power Transmission • Location: Becker, Minnesota, United States
Source: Star Tribune
Xcel Energy will refund Minnesota customers $48 million for costs related to a catastrophic equipment failure at the Sherco coal plant in Becker in 2011. The refund comes after state utility regulators found Xcel partially responsible for the disaster that sidelined a generator for almost two years.
- Status
- Closed
- Sector
- Power Transmission, Power Generation (CCGT)
- Location
- Becker, Minnesota, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Star Tribune
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Description | Xcel Energy will refund Minnesota customers $48 million for costs related to a catastrophic equipment failure at the Sherco coal plant in Becker in 2011. The refund comes after state utility regulators found Xcel partially responsible for the disaster that sidelined a generator for almost two years. |
Original sector | Energy |
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Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Minnesota |
City | Becker |
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Source | Star Tribune |
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Sector | Power Transmission, Power Generation (CCGT) |
Article published date | 2025-04-06 |
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