Bringing Hydro Home

摘要

Minnesota Power launched "Hometown Hydropower" in May 2014 to help raise the public profile of the 11 hydroelectric stations that make up its fleet. The initiative came about two years after historic floodwaters raced down the St. Louis River, severely damaging the 72-MWThomson plant, the heart of the company's hydropower system, and forcing it offline. In advance of Thomson's return to service in November 2014, Minnesota Power decided to rededicate its entire hydroelectric system by highlighting individual hydro stations and reservoirs. "Hometown Hydropower" recognized the important role hydroelectric operations play in providing renewable energy to customers and celebrated more than a century of producing hydropower.