BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators aren't endorsing Xcel Energy's plans for some solar projects in Minnesota. The Minneapolis-based power company is proposing the projects to comply with Minnesota's mandate that investor-owned utilities get 1.5 percent of their power from the sun by 2020. Xcel has about 87,000 customers in North Dakota. The Public Service Commission determined Wednesday that the projects don't provide the best option for low-cost electricity for North Dakota customers. Commission chairwoman Julie Fedorchak says North Dakota customers "shouldn't have to pay for policies they had no say in creating.Read more on NewsOK.com