Xcel plans to acquire 3 GW of utility-scale solar by 2030 and bring online 1.85 GW of wind capacity by 2022 in the US state of Minnesota , as part of its plan to achieve 80 percent carbon-free electricity by 2050 . The proposed early closures are part of its Upper Midwest Energy Plan, which Xcel expects to submit to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission in July. Xcel Energy , which operates across eight US states, also plans to surpass the two GWh of energy efficiency it saved 2050 . The renewable efforts coincide with the utility's plans to close its 1.85 coal-fired power plants in Minnesota by 2030 .
Xcel plans to acquire 3 GW of utility-scale solar by 2030 and bring online 1.85 GW of wind capacity by 2022 in the US state of Minnesota , as part of its plan to achieve 80 percent carbon-free electricity by 2050 . Xcel Energy , which operates across eight US states, also plans to surpass the two GWh of energy efficiency it saved 2050 . The renewable efforts coincide with the utility's plans to close its 1.85 coal-fired power plants in Minnesota by 2030 .