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Political headwinds could spell trouble for solar power in Minnesota

Political headwinds could spell trouble for solar power in Minnesota

Update: 2025-05-14
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Minnesota has been a part of the solar energy boom that has swept across the nation over the past decade.


Research has shown solar energy is now the cheapest form of electricity in the history of electric power generation, but politics on the state and federal level could trigger challenges for the renewable resource.


MPR News Chief Meteorologist Paul Huttner talked to Brian Martucci, an energy reporter with the Minnesota Reformer, about the issues solar power could face in Minnesota.

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Political headwinds could spell trouble for solar power in Minnesota

Political headwinds could spell trouble for solar power in Minnesota

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