Renewable Electricity
Data Dive: The renewables revolution
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Fresh Energy digs into recent market data to explain the stunning move toward renewable energy in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest.
Programs
Will Kaul
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Consultant, Clean Energy Transmission
612 308 4107
wrkaul@gmail.com
Will Kaul is an energy consultant to Fresh Energy, providing leadership on advancing the transmission infrastructure that will be key to powering more of our economy with clean electricity. He retired from Great River Energy (GRE) in 2017 as its vice president and chief transmission officer after 39 years. Will was a founder of the CapX2020 grid expansion initiative and served as the chair of its governance body. CapX2020 is a collaboration of 11 utilities that jointly planned and built a $2.1 billion, 800-mile expansion of the high voltage electric grid serving a large region in the Upper Midwest. From 2014 until his retirement in July 2017, he spearheaded GRE’s Grid Modernization program and was a well recognized thought leader on the topic.
Renewable Electricity
Making our electric system more efficient
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Our electric grid is over-built (and expensive). Here are five opportunities to use the grid more efficiently.
Energy News Network
Shining a light on the transition to clean energy
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The Energy News Network is a nonprofit news site dedicated to keeping stakeholders, policymakers, and citizens informed of the important changes taking place in the transition to a clean energy system. Sign up today.
donors
Meet Melissa Rappaport Schifman
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Fresh Energy donor Melissa Rapaport Schifman is making an impact with sustainable strategies. Learn how.
Renewable Electricity
How local governments benefit from wind and solar
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For many Greater Minnesota counties, revenues from renewable generation make up a significant portion of their property tax base. Learn more.