What's been going on with the [Xcel Energy] Innovation team lately? Heraclitus once said, “The only constant in life is change.” If he were watching our nuclear industry today, he’d probably put that quote in bold, or maybe underline “change” a few times. Over the past few years the change around us has been rapidly...

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Xcel Energy is exploring hydrogen as a way to store carbon-free energy and help reach our carbon-free by 2050 vision. Since this is a new technology, we aren’t sure what our customers would think of using hydrogen in this way, and what education would be required when we roll out this technology. The Minnetonka VANTAGE...

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Author: Savannah Tranchell, Energy Northwest As a corporal in the U.S. Army, Andy Black learned a valuable lesson about leading. “The main function of a leader is education,” Black said. It was a lesson enforced to him by one of his mentors, and when the full force of that lesson sunk in, Black leaned into...

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Thanks for all the support getting 2021 Spend, Savings, and Rebates closed out in Q1 of this year.  Overall, USA members had a pretty good year in comparison to prior years.  Rebates were up almost 5%, First Cost Savings was up 8%, and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) was up by 13%.  Overall Return on...

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After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, we are thrilled and excited to reconvene for our 26th annual Executive Summit!  This year we are heading out to the “Playground of the Pacific Northwest”, the Coeur d’Alene Golf & Spa Resort, in Coeur d’Alene, ID. Located on the north shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene, the Resort...

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