Minnesota: Energy Resources

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State Profile
Name	Minnesota
Governor	Mark Dayton
Population	Unavailable
Median Household Income	$58,906.00
Energy Consumption	Coming Soon
OpenEI Resources
Energy Maps	16 view
Energy Organizations	299 view
Utility Companies	186 view
Active Energy Incentives	130 view

Minnesota is a state in the United States.

Energy Production by Technology in Minnesota

Fuel Source	Value	Units
Solar Power	0	MWh
Wind Power	4,956,987	MWh
Geothermal Power	0	MWh
Biomass Power	1,543,617	MWh
Total Energy Production from Non-Hydro Renewables	6,500,604	MWh
Hydro Power	695,633	MWh
HPS Power	0	MWh
Total Energy Production from Renewables	7,196,236	MWh
Coal Power	30,091,455	MWh
Gas Power	2,559,675	MWh
Petroleum Power	60,295	MWh
Nuclear Power	12,393,425	MWh
Other	340,463	MWh
Total Energy Production	52,641,549	MWh
Percent of Total Power from Non-Hydro Renewables	12.35	%
Percent of Total Power from Renewables	13.67	%
Source: 2009 EIA Data (Download)

Renewable Energy Technical Potential in Minnesota

Technology	Generation Estimate	Nameplate Capacity	Area, Mass or Count
Urban Utility-scale PV	33,370 GWh 33,370,000,000 kWh 33,370,000,000,000 Wh 33,370,000 MWh 1.20132e+17 J	20 GW 20,000 MW 20,000,000 kW 20,000,000,000 W 20,000,000,000,000 mW 0.02 TW	419 km2 419,000,000 m² 161.734 mi² 4,510,074,100 ft² 501,124,000 yd² 103,536.995 acres
Rural Utility-scale PV	10,792,814 GWh 10,792,814,000,000 kWh 1.079281e+16 Wh 10,792,814,000 MWh 3.885413e+19 J	6,510 GW 6,510,000 MW 6,510,000,000 kW 6,510,000,000,000 W 6.51e+15 mW 6.51 TW	135,627 km2 135,627,000,000 m² 52,352.022 mi² 1,459,875,465,300 ft² 162,209,892,000 yd² 33,514,109.835 acres
Rooftop PV	14,321 GWh 14,321,000,000 kWh 14,321,000,000,000 Wh 14,321,000 MWh 5.15556e+16 J	12 GW 12,000 MW 12,000,000 kW 12,000,000,000 W 12,000,000,000,000 mW 0.012 TW	N/A
CSP	0 GWh 0 kWh 0 Wh 0 MWh 0 J	0 GW 0 MW 0 kW 0 W 0 mW 0 TW	0 km2 0 m² 0 mi² 0 ft² 0 yd² 0 acres
Onshore Wind	1,428,524 GWh 1,428,524,000,000 kWh 1.428524e+15 Wh 1,428,524,000 MWh 5.142686e+18 J	489 GW 489,000 MW 489,000,000 kW 489,000,000,000 W 489,000,000,000,000 mW 0.489 TW	97,854 km2 97,854,000,000 m² 37,771.644 mi² 1,053,290,670,600 ft² 117,033,384,000 yd² 24,180,212.67 acres
Offshore Wind	100,454 GWh 100,454,000,000 kWh 100,454,000,000,000 Wh 100,454,000 MWh 3.616344e+17 J	29 GW 29,000 MW 29,000,000 kW 29,000,000,000 W 29,000,000,000,000 mW 0.029 TW	5,842 km2 5,842,000,000 m² 2,255.012 mi² 62,882,703,800 ft² 6,987,032,000 yd² 1,443,587.41 acres
Biopower-Solid	20,361 GWh 20,361,000,000 kWh 20,361,000,000,000 Wh 20,361,000 MWh 7.32996e+16 J	2 GW 2,000 MW 2,000,000 kW 2,000,000,000 W 2,000,000,000,000 mW 0.002 TW	18,510,689 BDT 18,510,689,000 kg 18,510,689,000,000 g 18,510,689 tonnes 40,816,069,245 lbs 2,915,433,517.5 stones
Biopower-Gaseous	1,029 GWh 1,029,000,000 kWh 1,029,000,000,000 Wh 1,029,000 MWh 3.7044e+15 J	0 GW 0 MW 0 kW 0 W 0 mW 0 TW	219,074 Tonnes 219,074,000 kg 219,074,000,000 g 483,058,170 lbs 34,504,155 stones 7,726,739,980 ounces
Geothermal Hydrothermal	0 GWh 0 kWh 0 Wh 0 MWh 0 J	0 GW 0 MW 0 kW 0 W 0 mW 0 TW	N/A
EGS Geothermal	369,784 GWh 369,784,000,000 kWh 369,784,000,000,000 Wh 369,784,000 MWh 1.331222e+18 J	46 GW 46,000 MW 46,000,000 kW 46,000,000,000 W 46,000,000,000,000 mW 0.046 TW	N/A
Hydropower	1,254 GWh 1,254,000,000 kWh 1,254,000,000,000 Wh 1,254,000 MWh 4.5144e+15 J	0 GW 0 MW 0 kW 0 W 0 mW 0 TW	1,391 Sites
See Nationwide Statistics Source: 2012 National Renewable Energy Laboratory Data (Download)

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130 Energy Incentives (Active)

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186 Utility Companies

• Otter Tail Power Company
• City of Grand Marais, Minnesota (Utility Company)
• City of Granite Falls, Minnesota (Utility Company)
• City of Grove City, Minnesota (Utility Company)
• City of Halstad, Minnesota (Utility Company)
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299 Energy Organizations

• Heliene
• Minnesota Power
• Ecolibrium3
• Minnesota Environmental Quality Board
• MN Renewable Energies, Inc.
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1 Smart Grid Projects

• ALLETE Inc., d/b/a Minnesota Power Smart Grid Project

To date, Minnesota has received $54,172,000 from the Department of Energy's State Energy Program.