Fresh Energy is working to create a carbon-neutral economy through strategies that blend energy efficiency, strategic electrification, innovation, and more across Minnesota’s industrial, transportation, agricultural, and building economies.

Clean transportation

Net-zero buildings

Decarbonized gas grid
- Understanding the gas systemAre you familiar with the hidden natural gas system beneath your feet? Read on to learn how gas utilities are expecting to grow the system over the coming decades—and why that’s a problem for the state’s decarbonization targets.
- Electric vehicles are great winter carsDon’t believe the negative hype. Electric cars work well in snow and ice, and their range keeps increasing.
- Clean Heat Minnesota launchesFresh Energy is excited to share the launch of the new, groundbreaking Clean Heat Minnesota coalition
- Electric vehicles: Good for public health and the planetVehicle exhaust doesn’t just stink, it kills. We explain how electric vehicles can help both public health, and the planet.
Publications
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Understanding the Gas System
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Electric Vehicles 101
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The Midwest leads U.S. emissions, here’s why
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Minnesota Medium- and Heavy-Duty (MHD) Zero Emission Vehicle Modeling Report
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Inaugural cycle of MWBDC grants program drives equity, justice, and community power
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Report: Proposal for a heat pump transition in Minnesota
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Buildings for a Healthy Future
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Clean Energy Brief: Natural Gas in Minnesota
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2021 Annual Report
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2020 Midwest Getting to Zero Buildings List
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Electric Transportation: Clean, healthy, and affordable