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Getting to Green: Minnesota's energy future

A banner reads: Getting to green: Minnesota's energy future

Minnesota officials have set an ambitious goal for the state to be carbon-neutral by 2050.

Getting there will require generating our electricity from clean sources such as wind and solar, and electrifying vehicles, homes, office buildings, factories and farms that currently rely on fossil fuels.

Getting to Green: Minnesota’s energy future is a MPR News series digging deep into stories of the clean energy transition — and the opportunities and obstacles to reach that milestone.

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Data centers face new regulations, some worry they fall short of protecting water, residents

Data centers face new regulations, some worry they fall short of protecting water, residents

The largest “hyperscale” data centers can consume millions of gallons of water a year, and use as much electricity as an entire large city. Some environmental and citizen groups who pushed for tougher rules don’t think the bill goes far enough to protect the state’s water supply and consumers.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Minnesota's clean energy industry fretting about possible rollback of tax credits

Minnesota's clean energy industry fretting about possible rollback of tax credits

The clean energy tax credits have been used to defray the cost to build new solar and wind projects, help consumers install rooftop solar or weatherize their homes and encourage companies to invest in clean energy manufacturing. President Trump has called those policies a “green new scam.”
by Kirsti Marohn

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Hundreds of sheep helping keep prairie plants in check at Xcel’s Sherco solar project

Hundreds of sheep helping keep prairie plants in check at Xcel’s Sherco solar project

Xcel Energy is managing vegetation at its Sherco Solar project by using sheep to graze beneath the solar panels. It’s an example of agrivoltaics, a growing practice of pairing renewable energy with agriculture that provides mutual benefits. 
by Kirsti Marohn

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As data center concerns heat up, Rochester company develops solutions to keep them cool

As data center concerns heat up, Rochester company develops solutions to keep them cool

The power demands of data centers for cooling have raised concerns about whether utilities and the electric grid will be able to keep up. LiquidCool offers a different solution: covering computer components with fluid, then circulating it to remove heat.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Sustainable jet fuel crops get a boost in state funding

Sustainable jet fuel crops get a boost in state funding

Researchers at the University of Minnesota say they’re planning to plant more crops that can be converted to airplane fuel. The state is putting $75,000 toward the research, with a goal of planting a million acres of winter-hardy fuel crops.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Getting to Green: Can Minnesota get to carbon-free energy?

Getting to Green: Can Minnesota get to carbon-free energy?

To slow a warming climate, Minnesotans would need to heat homes, travel and power factories without burning fossil fuels. MPR News correspondents Dan Kraker and Kirsti Marohn talk about what the shift to green power could look like under President Donald Trump.
by Dan Kraker, Kirsti Marohn and Maja Beckstrom

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