Plus: Wisconsin companies partner with a Wyoming utility on a project to store energy from wind and solar installations.

In 2013, the Minnesota Legislature adopted its most significant clean energy reforms since 2007. Bills passed into law were a good first step in answering Governor Mark Dayton’s call to transition to a cleaner energy future that creates thousands of jobs for Minnesotans. Learn more about our clean energy and efficiency accomplishments at the legislature this year.

Plus: An Ohio State University team aims to build the world’s fastest electric car.

Today, the Minnesota Senate passed its Energy Omnibus bill in a 37-26 vote. This comes after the Minnesota House of Representatives passed the House version of the bill on Tuesday.

Plus: The University of Wisconsin receives $10 million for a program to help the dairy industry reduce its climate impact.

Last night, the Minnesota House of Representatives passed its Energy Omnibus bill. The bill establishes a solar energy standard of four percent by 2025, expands Minnesota’s solar market, increases the state’s Renewable Electricity Standard to 40 percent by 2030 for investor-owned utilities, and removes barriers to developing clean locally produced power.

Plus: In what the franchise owner calls an “experiment,” a Cleveland-area McDonald’s is equipped with a wide range of energy-saving technology, including a 341-panel solar array and a geothermal heating and cooling system.

On May 14 in Duluth, join J. Drake Hamilton, polar explorer Will Steger, and others for a public discussion about the cost of burning coal—to our climate, natural resources, and health—and the opportunity of clean energy in Minnesota.

On May 21, Fresh Energy’s J. Drake Hamilton will speak in Brooklyn Park on climate change and the enormous benefits of clean renewable energy in Minnesota.

Plus: Chicago prepares to launch its bike-sharing program this summer.