Xcel Energy sold land in Becker this week to Microsoft for a new data center, potentially a second major project of its kind in a community that now hosts the utility's largest coal plant. A record of ...

When I first came across Xcel Energy‘s Home Energy Analyzer a couple of years ago, I geeked out with all the graphs and charts detailing our energy consumption. But it’s been months since I last used ...

Xcel Energy sold land in Becker this week to Microsoft for a new data center, the latest potential project in what is turning into a lucrative and energy-hungry business for the Minneapolis-based ...

Tech giant Microsoft bought about 295 acres in the city of Becker for about $17.7 million, according to public data from the Minnesota Department of Revenue.