Everyone wants a villain to blame for rising electricity prices. But there are a lot of factors into what goes into your electric bill – and reality is a little more complex.
Clean Electricity
With Minnesota Power Acquisition Decision, Commissioners Remained Focused on the Interests of Minnesotans
Fresh Energy applauds the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approval of the acquisition of Minnesota Power On October 3, 2025, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved the acquisition of Minnesota Power.… Continue reading With Minnesota Power Acquisition Decision, Commissioners Remained Focused on the Interests of Minnesotans
Fresh Energy and partners urge FERC to reject effort to derail Midwest power grid upgrades
A coalition of organizations argue that the complaint seeks to unsettle the result of a years-long planning process that will provide billions in benefits to consumers and enable badly needed new generation to connect to the grid.
Fresh Energy files comments in Minnesota Power acquisition docket
On August 4, 2025, Fresh Energy filed a public comment at the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on the docket pertaining to the acquisition of Minnesota Power.
How one Minnesota homeowner installed his own rooftop solar array — by himself
Eric Hammang designed, installed, and interconnected his own rooftop solar panel array in the Twin Cities. Learn how he powers his all-electric home with his do-it-yourself solar system!
Touring Sherco Solar, the largest solar farm in the Upper Midwest
J. Drake Hamilton recently toured Xcel Energy’s Sherco Solar, the largest solar farm in Minnesota. Learn how agrivoltaics, pollinators, sheep, and consumers are benefitting from this new facility.
