Fresh Energy’s 25 years of progress on retiring coal plants

When Fresh Energy was founded in 1992, Minnesota generated almost two-thirds of its electricity from coal. Looking forward to today, coal is now only 39 percent of the state’s electricity generation and 19 of the 23 large coal-burning units in Minnesota have been announced for retirement. Learn more about our progress.

Energy News Network expanding

Joining Energy News Network, is Dan Haugen as managing editor and Martina Holmes as partnership coordinator.

Energy News Network is expanding to six regions across the country in the coming years thanks to major new support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.