We need to reform solar rooftop in MN before we end up like California. They are working on their 3rd modification of it because it is expensive and unfair for all other consumers. #solar dailyenergyinsider.com/news/48424-cal…
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Joe Miller
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Joe Miller
@joemi11er
Comms Director for MREA & freelance photographer. MN born and raised, Vikings & Twins fan. Tweets are personal, not usually reflecting my employer's views :)
Northfield, MN Katılım Eylül 2010
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Great sentence: "At Sherco, the sheep still needed some middle management to stay on track with corporate objectives."
Gotta love those middle managers. 🐶
Walker Orenstein@walkerorenstein
Time to click on this fun story, with terrific photos, about thousands of grazing sheep at the huge Xcel solar farm in Sherburne County! startribune.com/xcel-lets-loos…
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@cmorehouse10 Good luck on your next endeavor! You gonna be back in MN living the dream?
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In ~personal news~ today is my last day at POLITICO after nearly 4 years.
It's been a fun ride with a fantastic team, but it's time for me to try something new. Thanks to everyone who took the time to explain something wonky to me -- see you in the next chapter!
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Let's change the outdated and inequitable solar legislation. My parents on fixed income should not be paying for someone else's solar for passive income.
Minnesota's Electric Cooperatives@MNRuralElectric
Read our new @StarTribune op-ed with MMUA: Net metering reform is key to protecting low-income families, strengthening the grid & keeping MN a clean energy leader. Let’s modernize for fairness & reliability.⚡ 🔗 bit.ly/3RQivHv #MNenergy #NetMetering
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Intermittent power alone will not provide the ongoing power America needs. And, I might add, batteries are not generation. They can help, but they are NOT generation.
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These are important to electric reliability.
NRECA@NRECANews
The Lower Snake River dams can produce up to 3,000 megawatts of reliable power for the Northwest region. Despite this, an agreement made during the Biden administration with environmental groups and tribal and state governments threatens to breach the dams.️
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It's time to reform a 40-yr old law used to grow MN solar -- now that "84% of all new electric generating capacity added" in 2024 was solar, SEIA reported. Co-ops must buy solar at retail, sell at retail = bad energy policy. #solar #solarenergy #renewable
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Braving the storm: Jackie and Shadow, the renowned bald eagle pair of Big Bear Valley, protect their new eaglets amidst 80-100 mph winds and heavy snow. 🌨️🦅
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Glad to see our CEO's thoughts on reliability making it into a USA Today story. usatoday.com/story/money/20… #truth #reliability
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Co-op leaders sharing with @MN_PUC about some of the innovation happening to improve service and keep strengthening reliability for their members. @MiEnergyCoop @ConnexusNews @CrowWingPowerCo @ECEcoop
Minnesota's Electric Cooperatives@MNRuralElectric
This morning, leaders from @ConnexusNews, @MiEnergyCoop, East Central Energy, and Mille Lacs Energy spoke with @MN_PUC about how co-ops are innovating to better serve their member-owners. From reliability to new technology, co-ops are leading the way! ⚡ #LaboratoriesOfInnovation
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Campers and canoe-ers, some great ideas for camping other than BWCA. I've been to BWCA many times, but I'm taking my first trip to Voyagers this year.
startribune.com/didnt-get-a-bo… #canoe #camping
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MREA’s Annual Meeting is underway in St. Paul! @StarTribune reporter @walkerorenstein moderated a great panel this morning with Legislative Energy Chairs and Leads. Thank you, @NickAFrentz, @AndrewMathewsMN, @PattyAcomb, and Rep. Swedzinski, for a thoughtful discussion! #mnleg
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Nice article about virtual power plants. While full 'VP' is not here yet, MN Co-ops have been reducing the need for power plants through load management programs for nearly 50 years! 😯 @GREnergyNews @DakotaElec mprnews.org/story/2025/02/…
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Great quote: “Nuclear is the single biggest answer to a question about how do you meet all these challenges and get carbon free and 24/7 reliability,” said Darrick Moe, CEO of MN Rural Electric Assoc.
Walker Orenstein@walkerorenstein
Will the MN Legislature repeal the state's ban on new nuclear plants? Democrats say the Prairie Island Indian Community must be on board. But there are changing political winds, such as new GOP power and spiking energy demand from AI data centers and EVs: startribune.com/minnesota-lawm…
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Another good perspective!
Kevin Pranis@KevinPranis
The data center boom is creating jobs and economic development, but equally important is the chance to plan for massive electric load growth expected from electrification of building heat and transportation. Rapid deployment of EVs and heat pumps poses similar challenges.
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