With Minnesota’s electricity mix becoming cleaner and less expensive – and oil and gas becoming dirtier, riskier and more costly – is it time to transition to a more electric economy? Fresh Energy thinks the answer is a resounding yes. We think it’s time to start putting electricity from the wind, the sun, and other local clean power sources into more of Minnesota’s economy.
May 13 | Breathe Better with Climate Solutions: A community conference on the intersection of health and our changing climate
Join Fresh Energy’s Science Policy Director J. Drake Hamilton as she leads a keynote presentation at the Breathe Better with Climate Solutions conference at Southwest High School in Minneapolis on Saturday, May 13, 2017.
Electric Cooperatives Connecting Pollinator Conservation and Clean Energy
“Butterflies, birds, and bees find a haven at Connexus” proclaimed the email recently sent to all members of Connexus Energy, Minnesota’s largest customer-owned electric cooperative. Connexus’ community solar garden hasn’t just been popular with its members — the site is also benefitting Minnesota’s bumblebees, honeybees, and foraging song birds — and is on the leading edge of a rapidly growing trend.
The Hanson House: Powering our future with clean electricity
Fresh Energy was proud to sponsor a net zero home included in the 2016 AIA Minnesota’s Homes By Architects tour. Learn more about the home.
Powering our future with clean electricity
Mark and Kate Hanson’s home in Roseville, Minnesota, has many special features – but one of the most exciting is their use of clean electricity for heating, cooling, keeping the lights on, and powering the family cars. For nearly 25 years, Fresh Energy has been working to transition to a clean energy system in the state. Increasingly we see that an “all-electric economy” – like the one modeled by Mark and Kate Hanson – may just be the answer.
Annual Report, 2015-16
Fresh Energy Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2015-16 is now available online.