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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.
As wind and solar markets grow, Minnesota’s electricity is getting cleaner and it’s becoming increasingly beneficial to power more of our economy with electricity. Just because you live in an old house doesn’t mean you can’t move toward a carbon-free, electric economy.
Pollinators including honey bees, native bees, birds, and butterflies, are an irreplaceable public resource. To mark National Pollinator Week, Fresh Energy convened leaders and experts for presentations and the beginning of an ongoing conversation on the topic of how large-scale solar arrays can be built in ways that are beneficial to these important animals. Below are the online archives of two webinars:
Fresh Energy with Monarch Joint Venture
Fresh Energy with Perdue Farms and the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics
National Geographic helped close out the week with a feature story highlighting two beekeepers that are producing the “Tesla of Honey.” Fresh Energy with Monarch Joint Venture
Watch the webinar. Dr. Karen Oberhauser of Monarch Joint Venture is one of the world’s foremost experts on monarch butterflies which she has been studying since 1984.
Is there a silver lining to Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement? Fresh Energy’s executive director reflects on Minnesota leadership at this important time.
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.
Join Fresh Energy’s Science Policy Director J. Drake Hamilton at Faith Lutheran Church in Coon Rapids, MN as she discusses Minnesota’s path towards building a clean energy future.