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On the recordMay 10, 2023
I would like to submit to the record here an article from the Star Tribune citing that 74 percent of Minnesota Power's energy does not go to Minnesotans.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez highlights that most energy from Minnesota Power is used by taconite mines, not locals.

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