Our Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) outlines the combination of resources our company will use to meet our customers’ needs for reliable service during the next 15 years.
On May 30, 2024, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) approved our resource plan containing many elements of the settlement between our company and other parties filed April 2, 2024, in our 2022-2036 Integrated Resource Plan docket.
The MPUC decision:
We’ll file our next IRP in Minnesota in 2026.
On December 4, 2024, the North Dakota Public Service Commission determined it sees no need for us to serve our North Dakota customers with new renewable or battery resources. Therefore, none of the costs or benefits of the carbon-free projects we identified in our 2022-2036 Integrated Resource Plan will be assigned to North Dakota customers, including those sited in North Dakota between now and 2030. This decision concludes a long IRP proceeding. We'll file our next IRP in North Dakota in 2027 and will continue to navigate policy differences in the three states we serve, planning for the unique interests of our jurisdictions.
The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission doesn’t have a project preapproval process.