All Entries Tagged With: "Minnesota"
2010: The Year of Feed-In Tariff Legislation
A number of state legislatures attempted passage of Feed-In Tariff legislation last year. A few succeeded, but not anywhere near as many as should have. There were a number of lessons to be learned from the efforts. What we at Northern States Solar Services learned from all the attempts, whether they were successes and failures, [...]
PACE — Will It Work?
The last year has brought about a new idea for enabling the growth of renewables. It is known as Property Assessed Clean Energy, or PACE, for short. Here’s how it works. Actually there are a number of variations that a PACE program can be drafted as. The most common form is where a municipality, township, [...]
Minnesota CORE Legislation Is Ready to Go!!!
After a full year of planning and many hours of hard work, Minnesota’s CORE Bill (House File 3618) is now introduced. The companion bill is Senate File 3320. The CORE Bill is commonly known as a Feed-In Tariff. If you are interested in having Renewable Energy in Minnesota on a grand scale, THIS LEGISLATION IS [...]
MN Energy Trust – Letter of Introduction to Potential Participants
Greenenergycafe.com Bloomington, MN 952-292-1930 March 5, 2010 Introduction Letter New MN Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Organization I am writing to this group today because I believe some members may be interested in being a potential stakeholder in a new energy efficiency and renewable energy organization, which is in its beginning stages of development in the state [...]
