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The Form Energy battery also received a $35 million grant from the Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Deployment and a $10 million private grant from Breakthrough Energy Catalyst.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000714#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Xcel Energy implemented a workforce and community transition strategy that included a pledge to avoid layoffs for Sherco employees, providing upskilling and reskilling opportunities. The new solar and storage projects committed to union labor, creating over 400 construction jobs and generating more than $350 million in local economic benefits.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000714#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Minnesota state policy, specifically Senate File 4, mandated a 100 percent carbon-free electricity standard by 2040. 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