Clean Energy

Farmers counting on funding from the Rural Energy for America Program, or REAP, are still waiting for government payments totaling $410 million across the country.

After sitting dormant during winter for the past decade, strained by high energy costs, the Lodge of Whispering Pines is up and running on the strength of a solar project.

Minnesota researchers are looking at how to harness those forces and turn them into usable energy. Superior's waves can top out at 10-15 feet before crashing into shore.

A lack of clarity over the extent of the pause prompted chaos in state and local government, health care providers, social services agencies and other nonprofit organizations.

The $1 billion, 180-mile project is a jointly owned, high-voltage transmission line between Grand Rapids and St. Cloud, expected to come online in 2030.

The biggest factor was whether the vehicle had a heat pump, which is more efficient than conventional heating systems and therefore reduces overall power use.

Eleven of the projects, funded by the Renewable Energy for America Program, are in Northern Minnesota.

A pair of developers are working to build a microgrid at an elementary school and community center on the White Earth Reservation in Northern Minnesota.

Under Minnesota law, regional utilities are required to produce 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040. Xcel Energy is at 65% and the company feels confident about meeting the goal.

Minnesota Power’s HVDC transmission line is one of only a handful of such lines in the country. These lines transmit electricity more efficiently over long distances than alternating current lines.