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• U of M takes fifth in solar home competition
  The University of Minnesota has finished fifth in a national competition between teams trying to build the most attractive and energy-efficient solar-powered house.October 16, 2009
• U of M receives $8 million for wind energy research
  The University of Minnesota will get $8 million in federal stimulus money to fund wind energy research around the state.October 16, 2009
• New Ulm 'bullying' its way to wind energy, landowners say
  The city of New Ulm wants to put up five wind turbines as a power source, but proposal has angered a group of landowners who say eminent domain is being used to secure rights for a wind energy project.October 14, 2009
• Xcel finishing up Riverside plant emission-reduction conversion
  Xcel Energy is celebrating the final stage of a $1 billion retrofit of its metro-area power plants. Tuesday afternoon, the company will dedicate the Riverside plant in northeast Minneapolis.October 13, 2009
• St. John's Abbey gets Upper Midwest's largest solar farm
  The largest experimental solar farm in the upper Midwest will sit on land that belongs to St. John's Abbey of Collegeville.October 7, 2009
• Tribe turning greenbacks from casino into green energy
  Massive wind-turbine blades, above, will rise high over Scott County this weekend, as the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community continues its ongoing effort to build its sovereignty through energy independence.October 2, 2009
• Solar Tour weekend kicks off with electric-car display at U of M
  It's the Solar Tour weekend, and this year the Minnesota Renewable Energy Society is also organizing a program on electric cars and renewable energy.October 2, 2009
• Minn. regulators approve Wis. utility's wind farm
  Minnesota regulators have approved a wind farm in southern Minnesota that would be paid for by Wisconsin utility ratepayers.October 1, 2009
• Low natural gas prices likely to mean lower heating bills
  Residential customers could see a 20 percent decrease in their natural gas bills this winter, as natural gas prices hit a seven-year low.September 30, 2009
• Activists urge rejection of nuclear waste reprocessing
  Sixteen Minnesota groups want the state's congressional delegation to reject proposals to allow reprocessing of nuclear waste.September 30, 2009
• Portable energy meters available at Hennepin libraries
  Patrons of the Hennepin County Library will be able to check out portable energy meters, starting tomorrow, to figure out how much electricity they use in their homes.September 30, 2009
• White House taps Minn. legislator for energy working group
  The White House has selected a Minnesota legislator to lead a White House working group of on energy and climate change.September 29, 2009
• Xcel gets MN rate hike; customers to get refunds
  Xcel Energy was cleared on Tuesday to raise its electric rates in Minnesota, but most of the company's customers stand to get refunds and might even see their bills go down.September 29, 2009
• Rebates available soon for energy-saving home upgrades
  Another economic stimulus program encouraging Minnesotans to make energy upgrades to their homes takes effect this week.September 28, 2009
• Macalester building receives highest LEED rating
  A new building on the Macalester College campus in St. Paul has received the highest ranking available for green construction and operation.September 24, 2009

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