June 16, 2008
Minnesota Dispersed Renewable Generation Study (DRG)
The Phase I report of the Minnesota Dispersed Renewable Generation Study is available. more
April 2008
AWEA’s
Wind Power Outlook 2008 Making a Strategic Commitment to a Stable, Clean Energy Supply. What technology is adding the most new, zero-emission electricity to U.S. supply today? more

Spring 2008
MISO Regional
Generation Outlet Study
As the study progresses, MISO will be adding more documents to this folder. more
Spring 2008
MISO Queue Reform
Link to the latest information on the MISO Queue reform process. more

April 25, 2008
Ohio RPS
New Ohio law expected to spawn 5,000 to 7,000 MW Wind market. See the attached article published in AWEA's Wind Energy Weekly, Volume 27, Issue 1287. more
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Minnesota Renewable Electricity Standard
On Thursday February 22, 2007, Govenor Pawlenty signed the Minnesota Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) into law.The bill passed the House floor on a vote of 123 to 10. Support in the Senate was even greater with a final vote of 63 to 3. more

Tuesday, January 16, 2007
MN Wind Integration Study Groundbreaking Minnesota Wind Integration Study finds up to 25% wind can be incorporated reliably into electric power system. more

Bringing Wind Power to Market -
Collaboration for a Brighter Tomorrow

Wind energy is growing quickly. It's a clean, abundant, affordable energy source to power our homes and businesses. It can help diversify rural economics. And it has the potential to create billions of dollars worth of new opportunities for the Upper Midwest - a region rich in wind resources.

But we face challenges to delivering the wind-generated electricity from the windy areas to major electricity markets such as Minneapolis, St. Louis, and Chicago. There are even problems getting wind power from Southwest Minnesota to Minneapolis, and from Northwest Iowa to Des Moines. And the "rules of the road" were originally designed for conventional forms of power generation - coal, nuclear, and natural gas - and may not accommodate new competitors and technologies such as wind power.

We're working to change that.