solar energy

Sep 30, 2015

Metro Transit planning more solar arrays

Metro Transit plans to install rooftop solar panels on a half-dozen of its buildings in the Twin Cities next year, an initiative that aims to reduce energy costs and bolster the agency’s green credentials. The arrays will crank out a combined 4.7 megawatts of solar power and help save an estimated $4 million in energy ...

May 10, 2013

Senate passes watered-down energy bill

The Senate passed its omnibus energy bill on Friday 37-26. The bill is a pared-down version of this session’s push by environmental groups to establish a solar mandate.

May 3, 2013

Solar outlook cloudy: House, Senate differ on energy standards

After 10 days of limbo and behind-the-scenes talks at the state Capitol, legislation to boost the state’s solar power industry has passed out of House and Senate committees.

Sep 21, 2009

Differing shades of green energy debated at TwinWest Chamber legislative breakfast

Rather than fixating on the number of green jobs, Minnesota officials and environmental professionals and advocates on Friday agreed to concentrate on boosting energy efficiency and building up renewable energy sources.

Mar 23, 2009

Democratic thermodynamics on the Hilty committee: Trillions of BTUs and clean energy from the bottom up!

Metro Transit plans to install rooftop solar panels on a half-dozen of its buildings in the Twin Cities next year, an initiative that aims to reduce energy costs and bolster the agency’s green credentials. The arrays will crank out a combined 4.7 megawatts of solar power and help save an estimated $4 million in energy ...