Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA) today announced its plan to reshape its generation portfolio through the retirement of the Sherco 3 coal-fired power plant and replace it primarily with wind and solar generation. The plan would result in a 90% reduction in CO2 emissions from 2005 levels and 80% carbon-free energy on an annual […]
ROCHESTER, MN – Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency’s (SMMPA) member municipal utilities have committed to establishing an electric vehicle (EV) charging network to help facilitate the transition to EVs in Greater Minnesota. Participating members will be installing a DC Fast Charger and two dual-port level 2 chargers in each of their communities by the end […]
We want to provide you some insight into the efforts taken to avoid power interruptions here at Princeton Public Utilities during the 2019 Polar Vortex. The cold weather throughout the Midwest in January of 2019 placed a strain on portions of the electrical grid. Many generators that use natural gas to produce electricity were unable […]
Princeton Public Utilities and other members of the Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA) are making an effort to create habitat for monarch butterflies and other pollinators. This is being done by preparing a site and then planting milkweed plants and a variety of flowering nectar plants. We will then maintain the sites. The PPU […]
