Hibbing HPU approves $240,000 design package to target lead service lines; orders potholing quotes and seeks vac-truck pricing Commissioners approved up-to-$240,000 design and engineering work to focus lead service-line removal in four city blocks (two on 4th Avenue East and two on 4th Avenue West), authorized potholing quotes required by the Department of Health, and approved soliciting vacuum-truck lease pricing to support in-house potholing.

Hibbing Public Utilities has greenlit a $240,000 project to remove lead service lines, paving the way for safer drinking water and significant neighborhood upgrades!

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Hibbing Public Utilities says shift from gas to biomass and coal saved about $1.5 million during polar-vortex event HPU staff told commissioners that a late-January polar-vortex event and a regional gas-pipeline outage spiked market gas and power prices; the utility said it switched the plant off natural gas, burned biomass and coal, and avoided roughly $1.5 million in gas costs while keeping January gas costs near budget.

Hibbing Public Utilities turned a potential financial disaster into a $1.5 million savings by swiftly switching from natural gas to biomass and coal during a polar-vortex crisis.

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Hibbing utility credits fuel flexibility with about $1.5 million gas‑cost savings during January price spike Mr. Peterson told commissioners that a late‑January cold snap combined with a regional pipeline rupture pushed spot gas prices toward $72 per decatherm and wholesale power near $800/MWh; shifting the plant to biomass and coal saved about $1.5 million and kept average gas costs near the $4.90/decatherm budget, and officials said they will not pass emergency costs to customers.

Hibbing's utility just saved $1.5 million by switching to biomass and coal during a brutal cold snap while keeping gas costs stable—no emergency charges for customers!

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Hibbing utility alerts residents after lead action level exceedance; officials outline testing and replacement plan The Minnesota Department of Health notified Hibbing Public Utilities on Oct. 20 that routine lead-and-copper testing produced a 90th‑percentile exceedance; Hibbing is conducting follow-up testing, evaluating corrosion control, updating a service‑line inventory and using state funding to replace identified lead lines while offering filters and free,

Hibbing's drinking water has exceeded lead action levels, sparking urgent testing and a plan to replace lead service lines to protect residents' health.

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