Southwest Minnesota has plenty of wind available for energy production, but as the interest in wind power has grown it turns out there aren't enough power lines to transmit the electricity to urban areas. Xcel Energy, formerly NSP, is building a new line to help address the problem but it's drawing criticism. A group of business owners in Pipestone want to force Xcel to take a different route throught the city. Mainstreet Radio's Mark Steil reports.
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