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MICHELLE SWANSON FROM XCEL ENERGY: POWERING OUR ENERGY FUTURE  Xcel Energy’s Upper Midwest 2016-2030 Resource Plan was presented by Michelle Swanson, who oversees community relations and economic development from the company’s Minneapolis office. That plan details Xcel Energy’s proposed transition away from coal-based generation and toward a goal to provide 63 percent of its energy generation from carbon-free resources – at a cost that’s affordable, according to Michelle. By 2030, about 35 percent of the electricity that Xcel provides to customers would come from wind or solar resources. Meanwhile, the percentage of electricity generated from coal would drop from 34 percent to 15 percent of the total. The share of electricity generated from nuclear energy would stay about the same, 27 percent compared to 28 percent, and the share of electricity generated from natural gas would increase from 15 percent to 22 percent. |
David Hellmuth offered his vocational, detailing a childhood in Madison, Wis., the son of a University of Wisconsin dean. He was involved in hockey, golf, and theater as a kid, and developed a love of the Green Bay Packers. He started the Hellmuth & Johnson law firm in 1994 and spends a lot of time representing small businesses, including about 50 banks. He and wife Tammy have four children, and you might know David’s poker-champion brother, Phil, from his book or his appearances on TV.