The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Wednesday gave Xcel Energy permission to operate its Monticello nuclear power plant for 20 years past its original license expiration in 2010.Congrats to the team at Xcel Energy on the news. Here's to another 20 years!
The plant now is cleared to stay in business until Sept. 8, 2030.
The Monticello plant, 30 miles northwest of Minneapolis, produces 600 megawatts of electricity, enough to power about 600,000 homes. That's about 10 percent of the power used by Xcel customers in the Upper Midwest.
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