Fresh Energy led development of the overarching Minnesota law that requires utilities to develop community solar programs. The policy we shaped and drove was rooted in lessons learned from other states. As Minnesota takes the next steps to shape a community solar offering specifically for low-income households and communities, Fresh Energy is going through the same process.
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Fresh Energy’s 25 years of progress on renewable electricity
Renewable electricity is booming in Minnesota. In honor of our 25th anniversary, Fresh Energy takes a look at the policies that paved the way and what’s coming next for the renewables market.
Fresh Energy goes west to share electric vehicle expertise
Next week, Fresh Energy will be sharing its electric vehicle expertise at one of the leading EV conferences in the United States- EV Roadmap 10 in Portland, OR.
Fresh Energy statement on the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement
This week, President Donald Trump announced that he will withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement signed by 195 countries. Fresh Energy’s science policy director J. Drake Hamilton released the following statement in response.
Fresh Energy proposes rate design that encourages energy savings for Minnesota Power
This week, Fresh Energy proposed a full revenue decoupling mechanism in Minnesota Power’s rate case at the Public Utilities Commission. Decoupling would benefit energy efficiency measures and provide rate stability in the Minnesota Power service territory.
Bad for energy, but could’ve been worse: 2017 Legislative Session recap
As of now, the Jobs and Energy Bill is on its way to the governor’s desk to be signed into law. A few bad energy policies made it through, but many more were prevented. Find out what happened.