Thousands still without power in Minnesota
A pair of dispatchers at Xcel Energy's office on Rice Street in St. Paul handled outage calls this weekend. A computer system figures out which outages will bring the most people on line and which crews are closest.
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Storms knocked out power to about 615,000 homes and businesses in Minnesota over the weekend. It's the biggest outage ever in the state, according to Xcel Energy. MPR's Cathy Wurzer talked with Xcel spokesman Tom Hoen about the status of repairs to bring power back to customers.
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