The utility and others in the Upper Midwest have been affected by slowed shipments of coal this year as railroads have shifted to ship more crude oil.
Last summer, Dairyland Power Cooperative in La Crosse warned that rail shipments were so behind schedule that it might not have enough coal to continue operating its Genoa power plant early next year. The rail company, BNSF, responded and stepped up shipments to Dairyland.
Minnesota grain farmers aren't happy either. They, too, see railroads giving priority to oil shipments, at their expense.
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