How is your energy use changing?

As the nation continues to debate how it should fill its energy needs, many people in Minnesota are finding unique and interesting ways on their own to generate power or heat for their homes and businesses. For example, in Grand Marais, the Angry Trout restaurant captures its kitchen exhaust and uses it to heat the restaurant's water. In Brooten, a dairy digests cow manure to generate electricity it sells to the power company.

We want to hear from people who are taking innovative or unusual approaches to create power or heat. Please share your insights here.