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A pollinator-friendly solar development

Pollinator-friendly solar / Photo courtesy of Rob Davis, Fresh Energy

Capturing the Private and Public Benefits of Pollinator-Friendly Solar

Pollinator-friendly solar, which incorporates native grasses and wildflowers throughout a solar installation, is one approach to cultivating additional land use benefits from solar projects. In two new Yale Center for Business and the Environment white papers, we explore the potential of this emerging practice.

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Can Three "S"s Stop an SOS?

This April 20 release from the federal lab discusses a partnership with rural electric cooperatives to unleash data for routing power where it's needed in the face of an outage.
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Let's Define Our Terms

This February 23 primer breaks down what community solar means (and can mean).

Minnesota Quick Data

Energy Efficiency:
Source: ACEEE
Buildings:
Score 6.50 / 9
Utilities:
Score 13.00 / 20
Transportation:
Score 7.00 / 12
Source: DSIRE
Energy Efficiency Programs:
157 Incentives and Policies
Solar Power:
Source: DSIRE
Renewable Energy Programs:
112 Incentives and Policies
Solar Energy Programs:
30 Incentives and Policies
Source: YPCCC
87%

of people in Minnesota support funding research into renewable energy sources in 2020.

(+1 of the national average)
(est. 3,679,470 of 4,235,752 adults)

last updated 8/31/2021

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