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Energy Transition

Michael finally gets an electric vehicle: why was it so hard?

Buying an electric vehicle shouldn’t be a hassle. Why did our executive director have such a hard time?

Published December 12, 2018
Categorized as Clean Energy Stories, Energy Transition Tagged clean energy future, clean energy stories, electric cars

Fresh Energy statement: Rolling back efficiency standards makes absolutely no sense

Fresh Energy executive director Michael Noble released the following statement in response to the White House proposal to roll back fuel efficiency standards.

Published August 2, 2018
Categorized as Energy Transition, Programs, Recent News Tagged Fresh Energy Statement, fuel efficiency, White House

2018 All-Electric Economy Scorecard

Fresh Energy scored Minnesota’s progress toward an all-electric economy. Here’s where we stand.

Published July 24, 2018
Categorized as Energy Transition, Programs, Recent News Tagged all electric, All-electric scorecard, electric buses, electric transportation, electrification, grid, Renewable Electricity

Electric transportation and renewables are our future—not pipelines

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Instead of pouring money into unneeded fossil-fuel infrastructure, Minnesota should speed the transition to electric vehicles powered by renewable energy.

Published June 25, 2018
Categorized as Energy Transition, Programs, Recent News Tagged Enbridge, Minnesota Public Utilities, minnesota public utilities commission, pipeline, pipelines

Electrifying cars and buses

As drilling and process oil gets dirtier and dirtier, our electric grid only continues to get cleaner. That, combined with much lower fuel and maintenance costs compared to gas vehicles, make electric cars and buses a tremendous opportunity for clean energy progress.

Published October 9, 2017
Categorized as Energy Transition, Programs, Recent News Tagged affordable electric cars, electric buses, electric cars, electric economy

Electric vehicles and renewables: the PB&J of the energy world

Electric vehicles and renewable energy are like peanut butter and jelly: They’re great on their own, but they’re so much better together. Electric vehicles save money and are better for the environment, and wind energy is the lowest-cost way to make electricity in Minnesota.

Published August 21, 2017
Categorized as Energy Transition, Programs, Recent News Tagged all, all electric, electric vehicles, rate design

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