Minnesota

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

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.

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

This December 19 op/ed pegs community solar as the main vehicle for a just energy transition.

This December 16 story inspects how Democratic control in Michigan and Minnesota should mean advancement for major clean-energy deployment.

This introductory article signals, arguably, the moment when community solar breaks into the mainstream discussion. it focuses on a state whose policy aggressively promotes decarbonization.

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)

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