In a step toward its goal of delivering 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040, Xcel Energy retired one of three coal units at the Sherburne County Generating Plant, or Sherco, over the weekend. For ...

Beret Leone is a native Minnesotan who joined the WCCO team as a reporter in September 2022 - and she's thrilled be back home in the Twin Cities! Beret grew up in Chaska and graduated from Bethel ...

The smokestacks on the aging Sherco coal power plant tower over gleaming solar panels that stretch across thousands of acres of farmland. The polluting coal plant is on its way out, scheduled for ...

Erin is a co-host of "The 4" on WCCO and a two-time Emmy Award-winning reporter passionate about experiential storytelling and taking viewers on an adventure - be it inside a bear den, at the bottom ...

BECKER — For more than 45 years, Xcel Energy's Sherburne County coal plant has been a constant, supporting the growth of the Twin Cities metro area with enough power for roughly 1.5 million homes. But ...

Across the Midcontinent System Operator (MISO) region, a proactive strategy is being implemented to retire coal plants while embracing innovative interconnection techniques for a cleaner, more ...

Meet the new Sherco X Ride 125, a versatile model that blurs the line between enduro, trail and trial motorcycles. Weighting only 87 kg and featuring a ground clearance of 325 mm, the Sherco X Ride ...

BECKER, MINN. - Ten months after a catastrophic turbine failure, Xcel Energy Inc. said Tuesday it will need another six months and as much as $200 million to restore the largest electric generator in ...