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North Dakota Utility gets Rough Grade in New National Energy Scorecard

By Bill Dubensky Sep 25, 2025 | 6:12 AM

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(By Mike Moen. Prairie News Service) – Despite their commitments, utility companies are losing momentum in diversifying their energy portfolio with cleaner sources. That’s according to a new scorecard from a leading environmental group, which gives a North Dakota utility a failing grade. The Sierra Club’s latest “Dirty Truth” report grades 75 utilities across the country based on their plans to retire coal plants, their alternatives for new gas plants, and their overall transition to clean energy.

It says Basin Electric Power Cooperative is still too reluctant to make a noticeable switch, no matter the pledges it’s made.

Todd Leake, executive committee chair with the Sierra Club’s North Dakota chapter, said he doesn’t like recent developments within this sector.

“This is blowing out of the water the whole path that we were taking forward with clean energy generation and retiring the coal plants,” he contended.

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