At the Energizing Impact Power Pairing, Fresh Energy joined 120 Minnesota leaders to discuss the critical role private investment can play in ensuring clean energy for all.
community solar
Location, location, location (on the grid)
A brand new mapping tool will make connecting energy projects to the grid easier. Here’s how it works.
Expanding access to a clean energy future
As an entrepreneur with a commitment to community service and protecting our environment, Terry Troy believes that a clean energy future is necessary.
How are other states expanding access to solar?
Fresh Energy led development of the overarching Minnesota law that requires utilities to develop community solar programs. The policy we shaped and drove was rooted in lessons learned from other states. As Minnesota takes the next steps to shape a community solar offering specifically for low-income households and communities, Fresh Energy is going through the same process.
Energy Matters Winter 2017
Read the Winter 2017 issue of Energy Matters – Fresh Energy’s print journal.
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.
