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Range Towns Seeking Energy Independence with Aaron Brown

KAXE | By Heidi Holtan,
Kari Hedlund
Published February 16, 2023 at 10:52 AM CST
Aaron Brown poses in a hat
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KAXE contributor Aaron Brown.

energy independence a century later in Hibbing

Aaron Brown joined us this morning to talk about history and the future of the range. And public utilities.

Aaron's become a bit of a big deal in the world of public utilities. Really. But Aaron's extensive historic research for his book on Hibbing's progressive Victor Power (and a podcast on KAXE!) put him in the unique position to understand how 100 years ago Hibbing was able to generate his own energy - and how today they are making a dramatic shift in energy.

Hibbing Public Utilities is renaming their power facility as the "Hibbing Renewable Energy Center". This once coal powered plant has restored their high efficiency wood boiler to burn wood waste from Savanna Pallets in McGregor.

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Heidi Holtan
Heidi Holtan is Director of Content and Public Affairs. She manages producers/hosts and is the host of the KAXE Morning Show, including a variety of local content like Phenology, What's for Breakfast, Area Voices, The Sports Page and much more, alongside Morning Edition from NPR.
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Kari Hedlund
The Music Director at KAXE since 2014, Kari (pronounced Car-ee) Hedlund reviews music on the daily. She hosts Headwaters every Wednesday (9 a.m. and 10 p.m.) and some Mondays, and is co-host to Heidi Holtan on the Thursday Morning Show.
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