With co-leadership from partners Planet Detroit and the Detroit Equity Action Lab, ENN has established a joint imperative to recruit, uplift, and mentor BIPOC journalists through the Detroit Energy and Environment Reporting Fellowship program. This year’s selected Energy and Environment Reporting Fellow is Rukiya Colvin, a lifelong resident of east Detroit.
clean energy
Case Study: 907 acres of pollinator-friendly solar
Enel Green Power’s Aurora Solar project is one of the state’s first large-scale solar developments, having beat out gas on price when the project was approved in 2014. Completed in 2017, the project consists of 16 pollinator-friendly sites spread across central and southern Minnesota. The locations utilize a variety of stewardship practices, including flowering ground cover for bees and birds, low-growing grass meadows, sheep grazing, and adjacent honey bee hives.
The American Jobs Plan: 14 ambitious (and totally achievable) goals for clean energy, equity, and climate
White House published its ambitious—and totally achievable—American Jobs Plan, the backbone of which is clean energy jobs and infrastructure.
The Homestretch: Energy and climate as the 2021 session approaches the finish line
As we near the final month of the 2021 session of the Minnesota Legislature, Fresh Energy continues to diligently seek common ground within the Legislature and among Minnesota’s energy stakeholders as we pursue our mission to achieve equitable carbon neutrality by 2050.
Fresh Energy Statement: White House infrastructure plan establishes climate action and equity investment roadmap
Fresh Energy is thrilled to see that ambitious climate action and equity investments play a pivotal role in the White House’s jobs and infrastructure plan released on March 31, 2021. Fresh Energy applauds the Biden Administration’s comprehensive and pragmatic approach to reimagining and rebuilding the American economy.
Weigh In on Xcel’s Integrated Resource Plan Online
Weigh in on what needs changing in Xcel Energy’s Integrated Resource Plan! Public comments are due June 25, 2021.