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VIDEO: Multiple views of the Minnesota Valley Generating Plant implosion

Various video views of the Minnesota Valley Power Plant implosion at Granite Falls on Oct. 27, 2022.

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Dust and debris fills the air following a planned implosion of the Minnesota Valley Generating Plant in Granite Falls on Thursday, October 27, 2022.
Macy Moore / West Central Tribune
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By Macy Moore
October 27, 2022 05:57 PM
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Video: Minnesota Valley Generating Plant implosion by Macy Moore

Slow-Motion Video: Minnesota Valley Generating Plant implosion by Macy Moore

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A longtime landmark in the Minnesota River Valley goes down as Xcel Energy implodes generating plant
Xcel Energy oversaw the implosion of the former Minnesota Valley electric generation plant in Granite Falls on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. The plant generated electricity from 1930 to 2004, and was officially retired in 2009.
October 27, 2022 03:18 PM
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By  Tom Cherveny

Xcel Energy video: Minnesoa Valley Generating Plant imposion

Xcel Energy drone video: Minnesoa Valley Generating Plant imposion

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A longtime landmark in the Minnesota River Valley goes down as Xcel Energy implodes electric plant
A selection of photos from the implosion of the Minnesota Valley generating plant on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022, in Granite Falls.
October 27, 2022 12:48 PM
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By  Macy Moore

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Macy Moore
By Macy Moore
Macy Moore is an award-winning photojournalist at the West Central Tribune in Willmar, Minnesota.
She can be reached via email: mmoore@wctrib.com or phone: 320.214.4338.
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