(St. Paul, MN) — The state is ordering two utility companies to remove dozens of discarded wind turbine blades from an industrial park in Mower County. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission ordered Xcel Energy to work with NextEra Energy Resource to begin removing the blades by October 5th. More than 100 blades were discarded by NextEra during a replacement project in 2020. Xcel now owns the project and is also being held responsible. The PUC has told the companies that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will take action if the blades aren’t removed by the end of this year.
