Minnesota Power is rolling out new smart spheres on transmission lines across the region. The smart spheres, officially known ...

Due to the heavy blizzard sweeping across the Northland, power outages have been occurring since 6 a.m. this morning.

DULUTH, Minn.– Innovative technology is taking over how Minnesota power lines will be operated, with simple, 8 pound, ‘smart spheres’ and drones. The sphere sensors installed using drones provides ...

Environmental groups have urged the Duluth-based utility not to replace one fossil fuel with another amid human-caused climate change.

Following the storm that hit the Northland, numerous trees and branches have brought down power lines, causing significant outages. People across the Northland spent their snow day shoveling out cars ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Sherburne County Generating Station near Becker, Minnesota. Photo by Tony Webster. Minnesota already gets more than half of ...

It’s the final approval needed for two private investment firms, one of which is in turn owned by BlackRock, to buy the parent company of Minnesota Power. Transmission lines carry power from the ...

On Oct. 3, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved the acquisition of Duluth-based Allete, whose largest component is electric utility Minnesota Power. The $6.2 billion acquisition, ...

DULUTH — Heavy, wet snow and gusty winds hit the Northland on Wednesday, prompting closures and causing power outages. As of ...

MINNEAPOLIS(AP) — Minnesota regulators voted unanimously Friday to approve an investment group's takeover of a power company over the objections of the state attorney general, big industrial ...