renewable energy
Are renewable standards driving up utility rates?
When Minnesota passed one of the nation’s most aggressive renewable portfolio standards in 2007, Minnkota Power wasted no time in ramping up its wind capacity. Believing the cost of wind power would go up, the Grand Forks, N.D., generation and transmission co-op locked in long-term contracts to cover its needs for the next 25 years.MORE »
Safeguards suggested for renewable development fund
More than $165 million has been collected from Xcel Energy ratepayers and deposited into the utility's Renewable Energy Development account since the fund was mandated by the Legislature in 1994. Its intent was to help generate renewable sources of electricity through solar, wind, hydro and biomass methods.MORE »
Understanding Solar and Electricity Usage in your Home for Women
This class will discuss utility bills, energy use, simple load analysis and efficiency efforts people could do in their homes today in order to reduce the size of the solar system they would need. We will do a rough look at how much PV each person would need on their house. We encourage people to bring their last 12 months of electric utility bills.
Introduction to Renewable Energy Options & Opportunities
Careers in Renewable Energy
Solar Energy: Everything you ever wanted to know about Solar Water Heating
In joint cooperation, Century College and the Minnesota Renewable Energy Society have developed a new one-day introductory course for homeowners and people interested in learning the basics of how to design a solar hot water heating system for residential applications. The essentials of creating domestic hot water from solar radiation are covered.
Midwest energy news: U of M Morris honored
RE-AMP RoundUp: Sept. 22, 2008
by RE-AMP • 08/22/08 • Eco Energy has said it would like to build a 67 turbine wind farm in South Eastern Minnesota. It would cost 220 million dollars and generate 100 megawatts of energy, according to the Associated Press. This and more energy news from the Midwest in the weekly Re-AMP Round Up.
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