PUC approves Xcel’s Cannon Falls PPA
April 3rd, 2026
Just out, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has approved Xcel Energy‘s request to increase the Cannon Falls Power Purchase Agreement by 45-70MW. The Commerce ditty after the order explains what Xcel wants and their justification for it. Is it related to the Cannon Falls data center across the way???
Data Center loads? this 45-70MW is comparatively small. To track large loads, this could be useful:
MISO’s Large Load Working Group. From that page:
April 3rd, 2026 at 1:07 pm
That’s interesting about the Cannon Falls PPA increase. It makes sense that the data center’s load could be a factor driving that demand.