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Back to back clean energy events at Lakeland PBS on Thursday October 11th featured a tour of solar, geothermal, and energy efficiency projects, a screening of a new MN clean energy documentary, and local speakers.
Dan Thiede
Fri, 10/05/2018 - 4:26pm
On Thursday, October 4, Chisago County took center stage at the Chisago Lakes High School Performing Arts Center in Lindstrom to celebrate the county’s role as the Solar Energy Capital of Minnesota.
Solar in...
Lissa Pawlisch
Mon, 10/01/2018 - 4:56pm
On September 18th, over 100 people gathered at the Minnesota West Community and Technical College in Canby for the first official screening of The Power of Minnesota documentary. Pioneer Public Television also...
Kirsten Zoellner
Wed, 09/26/2018 - 1:02pm
This article was republished from the original by Kirsten Zoellner with the Fillmore County Journal.
With the costs related to farming on the rise, Rushford resident and farmer Jon Peterson is always on the...
Peter Lindstrom
Fri, 09/21/2018 - 3:45pm
From the Greenway Office Building in Minneapolis to Timm’s Trucking in Morristown and from AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji to the First National Bank in Saint Paul, businesses are benefitting from solar and...
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Announcing the fifth annual MnSEIA Gateway to Solar Conference! The Gateway Conference is known for robust and in-depth educational opportunities while providing networking and exhibits in a relaxed, approachable forum. This...
in Bemidji
9:00am to 12:00pm
The Minnesota Department of Commerce will host two workshops this fall for utility Conservation Improvement Program (CIP) representatives—one in Owatonna and the other in Bemidji. The workshops will provide attendees with a...
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Anaerobic digestion is a promising approach for achieving the economic and environmental goals laid out in the Iowa Energy Plan. Iowa State University, with funding from the Iowa Economic Development Authority, recently...
11:00am to 12:00pm
Join us for this webinar in which Travis Hinck of GDS Associates will present findings from a CARD grant study that investigated the application of real-time energy consumption data analysis tools to identify energy...
in St. Paul
3:30pm
Citizens Utility Board (CUB) will be at the Bruce Vento Elementary School on Wednesday, November 14 from 3:30-7:30 PM sharing energy-saving tips. Stop by our table to get energy-saving information and to ask any energy-...
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