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Landmark moment for the future of gas in Minnesota

Fresh Energy reached a landmark moment as we filed our first round of comments in the new fossil gas dockets at the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.

Published October 20, 2021
Categorized as Buildings Tagged docket, fossil gas, future of gas, future of gas docket, gas, innovative resource plans, minnesota public utilities commission, mnpuc, natural gas, natural gas innovation act, NGIA, PUC

New gas not needed, judge rules

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In a recent ruling, Administrative Law Judge Jeanne Cochran finds Minnesota Power failed to show that their proposed new natural gas would be in the public interest.

Published July 17, 2018
Categorized as Recent News Tagged Allen Gleckner, J. Drake Hamilton, Minnesota Power, minnesota public utilities commission, natural gas

Electric transportation and renewables are our future—not pipelines

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Instead of pouring money into unneeded fossil-fuel infrastructure, Minnesota should speed the transition to electric vehicles powered by renewable energy.

Published June 25, 2018
Categorized as Recent News Tagged Enbridge, Minnesota Public Utilities, minnesota public utilities commission, pipeline, pipelines

Updated Interconnection Standards for Minnesota

Connecting solar and other clean energy to the electric grid has been overly complicated, but with leadership from Fresh Energy and its partners, the process is now simpler and more transparent.

Published June 6, 2018
Categorized as Recent News Tagged grid, interconnection, Interconnection Standard, IREC, minnesota public utilities commission

Minnesota Commission approves Xcel Energy’s innovative time-of-use rate pilot

In Xcel Energy’s new time-of-use pilot, customers can save money by using electricity at different times of day.

Published June 4, 2018
Categorized as Recent News Tagged minnesota public utilities commission, rate design, time-of-use, Xcel Energy

Going small: A more distributed energy system

The way we get electricity is undergoing a radical transformation. Technology advances and cost declines have reversed this trend, and today smaller “distributed energy resources” are in vogue.

Published January 3, 2018
Categorized as Recent News Tagged distributed energy resources, electricity grid, minnesota public utilities commission

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