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Otter Tail subsidiary reaches settlement on IRP with 200-300 MW solar and 150-200 MW wind additions
Otter Tail Corp
- Settlement recommends MPUC approve 200-300 MW solar by Nov 2027 and 150-200 MW wind by Dec 2029 for Minnesota customers.
- Proposes operating Coyote Station coal plant as AME resource from March 2026, with costs borne by Minnesota customers.
- Authorizes OTP to begin withdrawing from Minnesota share of Coyote Station if material non-routine capital required.
- File next Minnesota resource plan by May 2026, assuming withdrawal from Coyote Station by Dec 2031.
- Settlement not yet approved by MPUC; other parties have not joined.