Mark and Kate Hanson’s home in Roseville, Minnesota, has many special features – but one of the most exciting is their use of clean electricity for heating, cooling, keeping the lights on, and powering the family cars. For nearly 25 years, Fresh Energy has been working to transition to a clean energy system in the state. Increasingly we see that an “all-electric economy” – like the one modeled by Mark and Kate Hanson – may just be the answer.
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Annual Report, 2015-16
Fresh Energy Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2015-16 is now available online.
188-2: Minnesota Sets Standard for Land Use on Solar Sites
Authored by agriculture leaders, a new law sends a clear signal to the solar industry regarding a preferred practice for use of land on solar sites. State-wide standard will meaningfully help Minnesota’s bees, monarchs, pheasants, and songbirds, by providing abundant, high-quality foraging habitat on solar sites.
A lifetime of giving
Dick and Joyce McFarland are passionate philanthropists in the Twin Cities who have made the choice to leave a clean energy legacy.
Soil, Crop, & Storm Water Benefits of Solar Sites
When investing $1-$2 million per acre in solar panels, one tends to focus on the benefits directly generated by the new hardware — 100% fuel-free energy with no moving parts. However—simply by using the right seed mix—each of these sites can also provide significant agricultural benefits related to storm water, soil, and crop pollination.
A personal and pragmatic passion for clean energy
Dr. Raj Rajan is a Fresh Energy board member and local leader in energy sustainability who understands the economic value in clean energy and investments.
