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    May 14, 2018
    Power restored for 775 Cass County Electric members
    FARGO — Crews restored power for 775 Cass County Electric Cooperative members in the area of University Drive and 52nd Avenue South. Peter Koepp, cooperative communications coordinator, said there was a cable failure in a substation in the area that impacted mostly residential...
    newsMay 14, 2018 - 11:00pm
    April 21, 2018
    Volunteers cleaned up in and around the Red River in Fargo during the summer of 2017. River Keepers / Special to The Forum
    10 simple ways to help save Earth
    FARGO — When it comes to doing what's best for our planet, many of us assume that one person's actions don't amount to much. What's the...
    news/science-and-natureApril 21, 2018 - 6:27am
    March 19, 2018
    Equipment failure to blame for outage that left 2,600 without power in Fargo-Moorhead area
    FARGO – An equipment failure caused over 2,600 Xcel Energy customers to lose power in the Fargo-Moorhead area on Monday evening, March 19,...
    news/accidentsMarch 19, 2018 - 8:50pm
    February 28, 2018
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    Local Xcel workers return home after helping restore power in Puerto Rico
    PUERTO RICO—Parts of Puerto Rico are still without power more than five months after Hurricane Maria ripped through the U.S. territory....
    community/peopleFebruary 28, 2018 - 6:40pm
    January 7, 2018
    STORY TEMPLATE VERSION 4.3 Power restored after second night of Cass Co. Electric outages
    FARGO—Power has been restored to customers of Cass County Electric Cooperative who were in the dark due to a second evening of outages...
    newsJanuary 7, 2018 - 6:27pm
    January 6, 2018
    Power out to more than 300 Fargo residents
    FARGO—An estimated 361 customers of Cass County Electric Cooperative were without power following an outage on the evening of Saturday, Jan. 6. According to a news release, the outage area is between 42nd St. and 45th St. and 13th Ave. S. and I-94. The cause of the outage isn't...
    newsJanuary 6, 2018 - 8:35pm
    November 29, 2017
    Power restored for over 3,100 Xcel customers
    FARGO – Power has been restored after an outage that impacted over 3,100 customers throughout the region, according to the Xcel Energy website....
    news/accidentsNovember 29, 2017 - 4:08pm
    November 10, 2017
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    UPDATE: Power restored after Horace-area outage
    HORACE, N.D.—An estimated 826 Cass County Electric Cooperative members in the Horace area experienced a power outage Friday morning, Nov. 10,...
    newsNovember 10, 2017 - 2:07pm
    October 26, 2017
    UPDATE: Power restored in north Fargo neighborhood
    UPDATE: Power has been restored to the neighborhood, according to Xcel Energy's website. ORIGINAL STORY: FARGO - About 1,700 Xcel Energy customers...
    newsOctober 26, 2017 - 12:28pm
    September 29, 2017
    Power outage in Oxbow-Hickson area
    FARGO -- An estimated 143 Cass County Electric Cooperative members in the Oxbow-Hickson area are currently experiencing a power outage. The cause is unknown at this time. Crews have been contacted and dispatched and are working to restore power safely and as quickly as possible. Updates...
    newsSeptember 29, 2017 - 10:31am
    September 16, 2017
    Xcel Energy linemen install intelligent switches on the electric grid in Fargo to improve service reliability. In the event of a power failure, the switches automatically reroute electricity to keep power flowing. Special to The Forum
    Xcel Energy to keep paying credits to customers often in the dark
    FARGO — Xcel Energy has agreed to continue participating in a reliability performance plan that obligates it to pay credits to customers...
    newsSeptember 16, 2017 - 6:00am
    July 12, 2017
    South Fargo outage leaves over 900 without power
    FARGO - A power outage that started at about 11:30 a.m. today is affecting 968 homes and businesses around Interstate 29 and 32nd Avenue South...
    newsJuly 12, 2017 - 12:26pm
    February 21, 2017
    An airplane flies over a drone during the Polar Bear Plunge on Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York January 1, 2015. REUTERS file photo
    Xcel, FAA research using drones to inspect electric lines
    GRAND FORKS — A regional electricity provider will work with the Federal Aviation Administration to help form policies for inspecting...
    newsFebruary 21, 2017 - 2:32pm
    December 22, 2016
    In North Dakota, almost 20 percent of electricity generation comes from wind power. These turbines, near Edgeley, are among the state's 2,140-megawatt wind power capacity. New wind farms are in development to take advantage of tax credits that are being phased out. File photo.
    Downsized N.D. wind farm approved on split vote
    BISMARCK — The North Dakota Public Service Commission issued a permit that has downsized what had been planned as the largest wind farm...
    newsDecember 22, 2016 - 5:46pm
    The decision means that Minnesota utilities may buy electricity produced in North Dakota plants, where they generate power with locally mined coal. Pixabay image.
    Minnesota will not appeal North Dakota coal power suit
    ST. PAUL—Minnesota will not appeal a federal court ruling that called unconstitutional a Minnesota law restricting importing electricity...
    news/government-and-politicsAugust 22, 2016 - 4:58pm
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