Xcel Energy is expected to shut off power to 180 customers near Post around 10 a.m. Tuesday to mitigate growing wildfire risks. Here's what we know.

According to the company's outage map, 82 outages are affecting 6,893 customers across the metro as of 10:58 p.m. on Monday.

Originally, the county reported power would be shut off at 10 a.m. and advised customers to prepare for up to 72 hours without power.

An energy company is proposing to give back millions to customers in refunds in March. Xcel Energy has announced it plans to refund $318 million dollars to customers

(ABC 6 News) — On Monday, Xcel Energy proposed to deliver $318 million back to Minnesota customers on their bills. Most of the refund would come from federal tax credits on the energy bill generated by the company’s nuclear fleet.

Xcel Energy on Monday proposed refunding Minnesota customers $318 million as the first use of a federal nuclear energy tax credit passed in 2022.

An Xcel Energy refund plan, if approved by regulators, will deliver $318 million back to Minnesota customers, the utility announced Monday. The proposed refund would mark the first time customers see savings from the federal tax credits on energy generated by Xcel's nuclear fleet.