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Transitioning to an all-electric economy

By Michael Noble | October 9, 2017

The path to electrifying our economy starts with the low-hanging fruit—getting off of fossil fuels and on to clean electricity to power our cars, heat and cool our homes, and create a modern and resilient electric grid.

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Electrifying cars and buses

By Andrew Twite | October 9, 2017

As drilling and process oil gets dirtier and dirtier, our electric grid only continues to get cleaner. That, combined with much lower fuel and maintenance costs compared to gas vehicles, make electric cars and buses a tremendous opportunity for clean energy progress.

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Buildings of the future and a more electric economy

By Fresh Energy | October 9, 2017

In order to dramatically reduce our buildings’ energy footprints, we need to make them so super-efficient that they can run on small amounts of clean electricity.

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Modernizing the grid for an electric economy

By Fresh Energy | October 9, 2017

As Minnesota moves from centralized coal plants to cleaner distributed energy resources like wind and solar, the flow of electricity on the grid is no longer going in just one direction. We need to modernize the rules that govern our electric system to ensure new clean energy can come online.

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New analysis of electric water heaters shows need for cleaner energy mix

By Dylan Sievers | September 28, 2017

New analysis by Fresh Energy shows utilities need to clean up their energy mix in order to make electric water heaters environmentally beneficial.

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Envisioning an all-electric economy

By Fresh Energy | May 8, 2017

For 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” may just be the answer.

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Fresh Energy is an independent nonprofit organization working to speed the transition to a clean energy economy. Our team of attorneys, analysts, economists, and educators advances forward-looking policies that benefit our communities and our future. Using data, science, and market-based solutions Fresh Energy helps Minnesota make progress toward a vision we can all share: an economy we thrive in and energy that ensures our well-being.

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