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12/19/2025 // MN building coalition strives for a new sustainability spirit. Fresh Energy, mentioned. (KAXE)
12/11/2025 // State agencies push back on Xcel’s proposed gas price hikes amid ‘economic uncertainty’. Caitlin Eichten, Director, Building Energy Transition, quoted. (KVRR)
12/11/2025 // State agencies push back on Xcel’s proposed gas price hikes amid ‘economic uncertainty’. Caitlin Eichten, Director, Building Energy Transition, quoted. (KFGO)
12/11/2025 // MN building coalition strives for a new sustainability spirit. Fresh Energy, mentioned. (Public News Service)
12/10/2025 // State agencies push back on Xcel’s proposed gas price hikes amid ‘economic uncertainty’. Caitlin Eichten, Director, Building Energy Transition, quoted. (Minnesota Reformer)
12/1/2025 // A Minnesotan reports back on the climate conference in Brazil, where the U.S. government was absent. Fresh Energy, mentioned. (Minnesota Reformer)
11/12/2025 // As demand for energy surges in Minnesota, interest in battery storage booms. Allen Gleckner, Chief Policy Officer, quoted. (MPR News)
11/10/2025 // Xcel doubles down on plan to swap coal for clean power in Minnesota. Allen Gleckner, Chief Policy Officer, quoted. (MinnPost)
11/7/2025 // Xcel doubles down on plan to swap coal for clean power in Minnesota. Allen Gleckner, Chief Policy Officer, quoted. (Canary Media)
11/5/2025 // Distinct way of building leads to first net-zero house built by Itasca County Habitat for Humanity. Sam Friesen, Managing Director, Buildings, mentioned. (Grand Rapids Herald Review)
10/16/2025 // With Minnesota Power acquisition, Minnesotans remain as top priority. Allen Gleckner, Chief Policy Officer and Margaret Cherne-Hendrick, CEO, quoted. (Hometown Focus)
10/13/2025 // BlackRock’s Minnesota Power deal splits DFL coalition as corporate giant seeks bigger targets. Allen Gleckner, Chief Policy Officer, quoted. (SC Times)
10/10/2025 // Counterpoint: Attacks on advocates of Minnesota Power sale were unfair, untrue. Fresh Energy, mentioned. (Minnesota Reformer)
10/8/2025 // Minnesota ratepayers likely will feel the consequences of canceled power transmission grants. Mike Schowalter, Director, Regional Transmission Organization Advocacy, quoted. (Minnesota Star Tribune)
10/6/2025 // BlackRock’s Minnesota Power takeover splits DFL coalition as corporate giant seeks bigger targets. Allen Gleckner, Chief Policy Officer, quoted. (Minnesota Reformer)
10/3/2025 // State regulators approve sale of northern MN public utility to private investors. Allen Gleckner, Chief Policy Officer, quoted. (MPR News)
10/3/2025 // Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approves sale of ALLETE to infrastructure investors. Margaret Cherne-Hendrick, CEO, quoted. (WDIO)
10/3/2025 // Allete sale approved by Minnesota regulators. Allen Gleckner, Chief Policy Officer, quoted. (West Central Tribune)
10/2/2025 // As Minnesota curbs climate emissions, what’s the future of natural gas? Caitlin Eichten, Director, Building Energy Transition, quoted. (MinnPost)
10/2/2025 // Private Equity Power Play in Minnesota. Margaret Cherne-Hendrick, CEO, quoted. (The American Prospect)
9/23/2025 // Red states move to stop transmission lines that would give relief to Minnesota ratepayers. Mike Schowalter, Director, Regional Transmission Organization Advocacy, quoted. (Minnesota Reformer)
9/18/2025 // Xcel is cutting power to Minnesota homes in record numbers. Shubha M. Harris, Chief Equity, quoted. (Minnesota Star Tribune)
9/10/2025 // Can private equity pave the way for Minnesota’s clean energy transition? Allen Gleckner, Chief Policy Officer, quoted. (MPR News)
8/26/2025 // Northern Minnesota power company sale has clean energy groups bitterly divided. Allen Gleckner, Chief Policy Officer, interviewed. (Minnesota Star Tribune)
8/22/2025 // BlackRock’s bid for Minnesota Power worries consumer advocates. Fresh Energy mentioned. (MinnPost)
8/19/2025 // BlackRock’s bid for Minnesota Power worries consumer advocates. Fresh Energy mentioned. (St. Cloud Times)
8/19/2025 // BlackRock’s bid for Minnesota Power worries consumer advocates. Fresh Energy mentioned. (Renewable Energy World)
8/19/2025 // BlackRock’s bid for Minnesota Power worries consumer advocates. Fresh Energy mentioned. (Minnesota Reformer)
8/19/2025 // Minnesota approves first stand-alone battery system, a key step toward a clean energy future. Will Mulhern, Director, Clean Electricity, quoted. (Austin Daily Herald)
8/16/2025 // Minnesota approves first stand-alone battery system, a key step toward a clean energy future. Will Mulhern, Director, Clean Electricity, quoted. (Minnesota Public Radio)
8/12/2025 // Minnesota greens split over BlackRock’s planned $6.2B utility buyout. Fresh Energy mentioned. (E&E News)
8/11/2025 // What’s ahead for electric vehicles? Jukka Kukkonen, Clean Transportation Consultant, interviewed. (MPR News)
8/6/2025 // Meet Minnesota’s electric coffee roasting pioneers. Brandon Isakson, Managing Director, Industry, quoted. (MinnPost)
8/5/2025 // Meet Minnesota’s electric coffee roasting pioneers. Brandon Isakson, Managing Director, Industry, quoted. (Canary Media)
7/30/2025 // Voices of Energy, Land, and Justice. Margaret Cherne-Hendrick, CEO, interviewed. (Minnesota Women’s Press)
7/29/2025 // Comment period extended for MN Power electricity plan. Fresh Energy, mentioned. (KAXE)
6/26/2025 // Melissa Hortman’s Loss a Blow to Minnesota Energy Policy, Shared Values. Fresh Energy, mentioned. (The Energy Mix)
6/19/2025 // Melissa Hortman was a climate and clean energy champion for Minnesota. Fresh Energy, mentioned. (Canary Media)
6/6/2025 // Xcel president: Minnesota can meet data center energy demands and 2040 carbon-free mandate. Margaret Cherne-Hendrick, CEO, quoted. (Patch)
6/6/2025 // Xcel president: Minnesota can meet data center energy demands and 2040 carbon-free mandate. Margaret Cherne-Hendrick, CEO, quoted. (Minnesota Reformer)
5/21/2025 // Before Gov. Walz tussled with Elon Musk, Tesla supercharged Minnesota’s EV market. Jukka Kukkonen, Clean Transportation Consultant, quoted. (Minnesota Star Tribune)
5/8/2025 // Fresh Energy opposes Minnesota’s proposed $200 electric vehicle registration fee increase. Nick Haeg, Senior Associate, Electric Vehicles, mentioned. (Citizen Portal)
5/7/2025 // Why Minnesota wants to be a leader in sustainable aviation fuel. Fresh Energy, mentioned. (Minnesota Reformer)
4/13/2025 // Breaking the Energy Assistance Barrier: Automatic Relief for Vulnerable Communities. Shubha M. Harris, Equitable Energy Policy Consultant, interviewed. (Just Power)
4/9/2025 // More than just words behind ‘where the lakes begin’ in Kandiyohi County. J. Drake Hamilton, Managing Director, Science Policy, quoted. (West Central Tribune)
4/8/2025 // Actually, it’s a great time to buy an electric vehicle. Anjali Bains, Managing Director, Transportation, author; Jukka Kukkonen, Clean Transportation Consultant, author. (Minnesota Reformer)
4/1/2025 // How We Got a Green Bank, How Trump Is Trying to Kill It and Who Gets Hurt. John Vaughn, Managing Director, Community and Economic Development, quoted. (Inside Climate News)
3/11/2025 // Getting to Green: Can Minnesota get to carbon-free energy? Allen Gleckner, Chief Policy Officer, interviewed. (MPR News)
3/4/2025 // How much of Minnesota’s electricity is imported? Fresh Energy, mentioned. (KROC 106.9)
2/23/2025 // House lawmakers eye higher fees for electric vehicle owners. Nick Haeg, Senior Associate, Electric Vehicles, quoted. (Insight News)
2/20/2025 // Xcel says it will meet carbon-free law by 2035 under energy plan approved by Minnesota regulators. Fresh Energy, mentioned. (Minnesota Star Tribune)
2/12/2025 // How ‘virtual’ power plants could help Minnesota charge toward a clean energy future. Mike Schowalter, Director, Regional Transmission Organization Advocacy, quoted. (Inforum)
2/12/2025 // How ‘virtual’ power plants could help Minnesota charge toward a clean energy future. Mike Schowalter, Director, Regional Transmission Organization Advocacy, quoted. (MPR News)
2/11/2025 // Using regional sales tax to reduce state support for transit threatens geographic cooperation. Fresh Energy, mentioned. (Minn Post)
2/8/2025 // How bad are gas stoves for your health? Some Minnesota families get real-time data. Dr. Curt Nordgaard, Fossil Gas and Health Consultant with Fresh Energy, quoted. (Minnesota Star Tribune)
2/7/2025 // Trump is trying to halt the EV charger buildout. Experts say it’s not that easy. Jukka Kukkonen, Clean Transportation Consultant, quoted. (KSTP)
2/6/2025 // How bad are gas stoves for your health? Some Minnesota families get real-time data. Dr. Curt Nordgaard, Fossil Gas and Health Consultant with Fresh Energy, quoted. (Sahan Journal)
2/2/2025 // Scoggins: Jewish. Catholic. Muslim. How three Macalester hoopers became brothers. Fresh Energy, mentioned. (Minnesota Star Tribune)
1/30/2025 // Newest Minnesota utility regulator spent her career in clean-energy policy. Fresh Energy, mentioned. (Minnesota Star Tribune)
1/27/2025 // St. Paul considers impact of Trump’s efforts to unravel green initiatives. Justin Fay, Senior Lead, Public Affairs and Advocacy, quoted. (Pioneer Press)
1/2/2025 // Monticello nuclear plant gets federal approval to keep operating until 2050. Allen Gleckner, Executive Lead, Policy and Programs, quoted. (Business North)
1/2/2025 // Monticello nuclear plant gets federal approval to keep operating until 2050. Allen Gleckner, Executive Lead, Policy and Programs, quoted. (MPR News)
