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 source of electricity generation.  Renewables—solar and wind among them —made up 25 percent of the state's electricity generation in 2017, overtaking nuclear and second only to coal. That's according to a 

 last week by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, which tracks power generation across the country.

Study: Renewable energy now Minnesota's 2nd-largest electricity source

MPR host Mike Mulcahy was joined in studio by two guests: Ben Gerber, executive director of the Midwest Renewable Energy Tracking System (M-RETS), and Gabe Chan, assistant professor at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs. They looked at where renewables are growing and whether that growth will continue.

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Coal made up 39 percent of the energy Minnesota generated inside its borders in 2017. And while nuclear capacity is static, new wind and solar capacity added every year resulted in 25 percent of energy generated within the state.

Renewables now the number two source of power generation in Minnesota

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Renewables now the number two source of power generation in Minnesota

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