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Yesterday the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) approved changes to Otter Tail Power Company’s rates to reflect major shifts in the company’s generation fleet. The approval also marks changes to operating costs and revenues that occurred since the company’s last Minnesota rate review, filed in 2016. The MPUC set Otter Tail Power’s return on equity […]
Otter Tail Power Company will be having an emergency planned power outage starting at 6:00 p.m. tonight (May 4) in parts of Crookston after an equipment failure this morning. The area affected will be the Groveland, Memorial Drive, Golf Terrace, 6th Street, and 7th Street areas of Crookston. The outage will hopefully last no more
The United Way of Crookston has reached its 2021 campaign goal of $160,000. In doing so, they reached Executive Director Lori Wagner’s goal to meet the annual goal before her final day as she retires. “Six weeks ago, we had about $5,000 to make our goals,” said Wagner. “I was bound and determined, the board
Monday’s grass fire in Polk County burned an estimated 13,000 to 15,000 acres or approximately 20 to 23.5 square miles. Firefighters from numerous local, state, and federal departments responded to battle the blaze. Thanks to their efforts, structural damage along the fire’s path was minimal. One farmstead that did suffer some damage was the Bradford
The Crookston Planning Commission met Tuesday night to consider cash farm leases, a rezoning request, and a reconveyance of two parcels to the State of Minnesota. City Administrator Amy Finch said the Planning Commission recommended the execution of both cash farm leases presented to them. “The two cash farm leases, one is on the airport
Ongoing cold temperatures in our region and throughout the nation are causing high demand for electricity. Some electric utility customers are experiencing rolling outages as a result. Otter Tail Power Company, serving approximately 70,000 square miles in parts of North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota, is still producing and delivering energy to its more than
