Minnesota — DE Information

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Resources

Natural Gas

• Natural gas prices
• Natural gas production and use
• Natural gas summary statistics (PDF 455 KB) — Shows dry production, gas consumption, deliveries to consumers, number of wells, average gas prices, and net interstate movements of gas (i.e., net import or export).

Renewable Energy and Load Reduction

• Biopower
• Geothermal energy
• Solar energy
  • Solar electricity (PV)
  • Concentrating solar power
• Wind energy
• Energy efficiency

Case Studies

Examples of DE installations, arranged by technology.

Power Generation

• Renewable energy projects — A summary and full list of operating facilities in the state.
• Biopower
  • Anaerobic digester produces 133 kW on average from manure of 750-1,000 cows — Haubenschild Farms, Princeton, Minnesota.
  • 525-kW landfill methane project generates 310 MWh per month — Elk River Landfill Gas-to-Electricity Project, Elk River, Minnesota.
• Solar electricity
  • Residential PV (PDF 231 KB)
• Wind power
  • 1.5-MW wind farm provides power to Alliant Energy — Wilmont, Minnesota.
  • 30MW wind project distributed over four sites in Minnesota — 30MW Dispersed Generation project, Minnesota.
  • 2-MW wind farm provides green power to several rural cooperative utilities — Chandler, Minnesota.

Load Reduction

• Office tower achieves 59 kBtu/sq. ft. using efficient lighting, high-efficiency HVAC, and variable-frequency drives on air handling units — 225 South Sixth, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
• High-efficiency lighting upgrade saves $8,000 annually in building constructed in 1929 — Duluth Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Duluth, Minnesota.
• Energy management and efficient lighting and air handling help office towers achieve 56 kBtu/sq. ft. annually — Pillsbury Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Utility Contacts

• Electric utilities and wholesalers — From DOE's Energy Information Administration.
• Nonutility power producers — From DOE's Energy Information Administration.

Permitting and Environmental Regulations

• Minnesota Pollution Control Agency:
  • State rules for air emissions
  • Noise pollution control standards

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