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Cold Weather Rule starts Oct. 1, caps winter utility payments
Minnesota's Cold Weather Rule starts Oct. 1, 2026, blocking heat shutoffs for customers who enroll in payment plans and capping winter utility payments to help households afford heating. FOX 9
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Attorney presses state regulators over Xcel after Hopkins pole death
A Minneapolis attorney on Thursday, Sept. 17, asked the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to open an investigation of Xcel Energy's pole inspections after a Hopkins utility pole collapse killed 31-year-old Kenny Green on Aug. 23. FOX 9
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Minnesota drought worsens; 4% now in extreme category
Minnesota's drought worsened this week as the U.S. Drought Monitor and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reported the area in extreme drought jumped from 1% to 4% of the state. FOX 9
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CISA warns of rising water-utility cyberattacks after Minnesota incidents
Investigators now say Iran is "probably" behind coordinated cyberattacks that targeted roughly 36 Minnesota community water systems, prompting a federal warning about rising attacks on U.S. water utilities. FOX 9
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Xcel, McGough fined over St. Paul stormwater spills
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency fined Xcel Energy $13,687 and McGough Construction $12,168 for stormwater violations at Xcel's St. Paul Service Center, the agency announced Thursday. FOX 9