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Minnesota considering changes to clean energy permits to reach a carbon-free transmission grid by 2040

Proposal would cut red tape so clean energy projects can be built faster in Minnesota

As the state tries to find ways to meet its pledge of a carbon-free electric grid by 2040, a push to streamline the state's permitting system for renewable energy projects and transmission lines is gaining momentum ahead of the legislative session that begins in mid-February. While an effort to nix a contentious rule that can limit solar development on what's known as "prime farmland" has .

Democrats wrestle with studying 'advanced' nuclear energy

The research could be an olive branch from Democrats to minority Republicans, who lambasted the DFL for refusing to lift a ban on new nuclear plants.

A guide to the Minnesota DFL's 100% carbon-free standard

The bill, which would steer utilities toward a carbon-free electric grid is simple in concept, but is full of exceptions, carve-outs and off-ramps.