Xcel Energy negotiates for Minn. solar projects

Published September 7, 2014 7:14pm ET



MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Xcel Energy is negotiating deals for big solar projects in Minnesota.

In a regulatory filing, the Minneapolis-based power company said it is negotiating with three energy developers to build large solar projects to comply with Minnesota’s mandate that investor-owned utilities get 1.5 percent of their power from the sun by 2020.

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