Report: Majority of Minnesota’s power is carbon free, but renewable growth has slowed - Austin Daily Herald

Clean energy is delivering real results

Here’s good news about clean energy progress in Minnesota. A new report shows the state made significant strides in cutting emissions, maintaining a majority-zero-carbon power mix and reducing reliance on imported electricity. The newly released 2025 Minnesota Energy Fact Sheet was developed by nonpartisan, non-profit Clean Energy Economy Minnesota and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy. The research came from BloombergNEF and data from…

An Echo Press Editorial: Clean energy is delivering real results

Here’s good news about clean energy progress in Minnesota. A new report shows the state made significant strides in cutting emissions, maintaining a majority-zero-carbon power mix, and reducing reliance on imported electricity. The newly released 2025 Minnesota Energy Factsheet was developed by nonpartisan, non-profit Clean Energy Economy Minnesota and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy. The research came from BloombergNEF and data from…

Guest Editorial: Clean energy is delivering real results

Here’s good news about clean energy progress in Minnesota. A new report shows the state made significant strides in cutting emissions, maintaining a majority-zero-carbon power mix, and reducing reliance on imported electricity. The newly released 2025 Minnesota Energy Factsheet was developed by nonpartisan, non-profit Clean Energy Economy Minnesota and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy. The research came from BloombergNEF and data from…

Report: Majority of Minnesota’s power is carbon free, but renewable growth has slowed - Austin Daily Herald

By Dan Kraker For the fifth year in a row, more than half of Minnesota’s electricity came from carbon-free sources, including wind, solar and nuclear power, according to data from the Minnesota Energy Factsheet. The annual report, produced by Clean Energy Economy Minnesota and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy, also found that greenhouse gas emissions from the state’s power sector continued to decline. Emissions decreased four percent …

NEW REPORT: Minnesota Continues Clean Energy Leadership With Record-Low Emissions and Increasing Energy Independence

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota has once again affirmed its leadership in the clean energy transition. The newly released 2025 Minnesota Energy Factsheet, developed by Clean Energy Economy Minnesota (CEEM) and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) with research by BloombergNEF and data from the Minnesota Department of Commerce, shows the state made significant strides in cutting emissions, maintaining a majority-zero-carbon power mix, and r…

Minnesota Electricity Generated by Renewables Held Flat in 2024

In 2024, energy derived from renewable resources again accounted for about one-third of all electricity generated in Minnesota. That’s according to the annual “energy factsheet” released Thursday by nonprofit group Clean Energy Economy Minnesota (CEEM) and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy. The report showed that 33% of Minnesota’s electricity generation mix came from renewables such as wind and solar power. Notably, that’s flat year o…