Minnesota
Proposal would heat, cool Minneapolis food hall, apartments with groundwater
A developer is pursuing city financing to build an aquifer thermal energy system as an alternative to natural gas.
Minnesota
Minnesota’s VW settlement plan would hurt state’s climate efforts, critics say
A coalition of environmental groups and the state’s largest cities say all of the money should go toward electrification.
education
Minnesota academic pursues ‘engaged scholarship’ on clean energy policy
Gabe Chan, an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota, seeks to connect research with public policy.
grid
Minnesota solar installers expect new standard to streamline interconnection
The state recently became the first in the nation to adopt a new national standard for connecting to the electric grid.
Minnesota
Sustainability dashboard creates targets, transparency for Minnesota agencies
The state government’s progress on emissions stalled in 2018; officials cite a cold winter and hot summer.