Tuesday's event is a scheduled simulated nuclear incident drill. Residents near the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant in Sherburne and Wright counties should not be alarmed, according to state DPS.
The agency urged the Legislature to consider whether tailings storage and processing methods are "compatible" in the same watershed as the wilderness area.
Safety, eminent domain and tile lines were top issues at public meetings regarding the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline. Climate denial is emerging as yet another issue in conversations with some landowners.
A repairman was able to fix the breakers in each Willmar turbine to get them running, but only one continued to run and produce power in April, according to Willmar Municipal Utilities Facilities and Maintenance Supervisor Kevin Marti.
Willmar Municipal Utilities received national recognition for achieving exceptional electric reliability in 2022 from the American Public Power Association, a trade group that represents more than 2,000 not-for-profit, community-owned electric utilities.
The $4.4 million demolition of the Willmar Power Plant is quickly proceeding, with the southern-facing wall of the building being removed Monday morning and the western-facing wall completely gone.
The demolition of the Willmar Power Plant has begun, as crews started tearing down the facility this week. Parts of the power plant are approximately 100 years old.
