Minnesota miners may seeelectric rate relief under new plan

摘要

Taconite miners innortheastern Minnesota’s Iron Range mayget a boost in combating foreign competitionunder Minnesota Power’s newly released planto lower electricity rates by about 5% for itslargest industrial customers.The Duluth-based subsidiary of Alletefiled the plan Friday with the MinnesotaPublic Utilities Commission. The commissionhas roughly 90 days to determine whetherthe industrials, including several taconiteproducers, meet state criteria as energyintensiveand trade-exposed businesses,based on a law enacted by the 2015Minnesota Legislature.