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September 10, 2019 | Blog
e21 Forum Highlights Four Areas of Energy Innovation Across Minnesota
On Monday, August 26th, Minnesota energy stakeholders came together to learn about four areas of innovation happening across the state’s energy system. The event was put on by the e21…
June 11, 2019 | Blog
Decarbonizing Natural Gas End Uses in Minnesota
This fall e21 plans to launch a stakeholder engagement process to consider the role of natural gas utilities and the natural gas system in a decarbonizing economy. Sign up below…
April 17, 2019 | Blog
How should Xcel Energy’s electric utility performance be measured? Report summarizes initial perspectives
A recent report by the Great Plains Institute summarizes initial stakeholder perspectives around what should be measured to assess Xcel Energy’s electric utility performance in the…
March 15, 2019 | Blog
Stakeholders Find Common Ground on Minnesota Power Time-Varying Rate Options
A recent stakeholder engagement process…
February 21, 2019 | Blog
e21 Forum Focuses on Integrated Systems Planning towards a Decarbonized Electric System
Beginning in 2019, Minnesota’s three investor-owned utilities will file resource plans that will chart a path into a time period of significant change and opportunity. With nearly all the state’s…
November 5, 2018 | Blog
Minnesota Moves Forward with Performance-Based Regulation Process
Last week, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission decided unanimously to begin exploring performance metrics for the state’s largest utility, Xcel Energy. The decision is a major step towards achieving…
October 10, 2018 | Blog
Documenting Minnesota’s Progress with an Evolving Electric System
Less than four years ago, the Center for Energy and Environment and the Great Plains Institute launched the e21 Initiative, a multi-stakeholder collaboration brought together to find ways to…
August 23, 2018 | Blog
Assisting States and Stakeholders in the Complicated Work of Grid Modernization
The e21 Initiative has not only provided valuable leadership in shaping a 21st century electric system in Minnesota, it’s created opportunities for utilities in the Midwest and both US coasts to…
July 17, 2018 | Blog
Xcel Energy’s Time of Use Pilot in Minnesota Demonstrates the Positive Impact of Early Collaboration
As electric utilities look to make their systems more efficient and meet public policy goals, efforts to send price signals that both reflect the true cost of energy and reduce…
March 26, 2018 | Blog
Welcome to the new e21 Website
We’re excited to announce that the e21 Initiative has finally been given the website it has long deserved! Beginning in 2014, the Great Plains Institute and Center for Energy and…