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Minnesota Now Has Interconnection Proposal In Hand

Renewable Energy World: Minnesota has been under a looking glass of late, as it turns its attention to planning for the modernization of an outdated electric grid to handle growing amounts of distributed renewable energy. Among the numerous energy issues to be addressed is updating its interconnection policies, which are widely regarded as a critical component of any state’s policy toolkit.

IREC and two respected partners – the statewide Fresh Energy and regional Environmental Law & Policy Center– decided to join efforts and late last week put a proposal into the hands of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission that would help the state implement interconnection changes based on a compilation of best practices and lessons learned from other states.

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