Support Clean Energy - Buy Green Power Today
Your investment in green power will support the development of new wind turbines in Minnesota, such as this turbine on farmland in Pipestone County that supplies electricity to Xcel Energy's WindSource progam.

Minnesota law (§216B.169) requires that utilities offer green power to their customers. Interested consumers will make an additional payment for each "block" of renewable energy they wish to purchase. While this represents one step in the transition to a cleaner energy system, alone, it is not enough.

Renewable energy will not become a major component of a utility's power mix through these voluntary efforts alone; what Minnesota needs is a renewable electricity standard to ensure that the electric mix becomes cleaner over time and all ratepayers share in the cost. You can help Minnesota achieve that goal by asking your political leaders to pass legislation that requires an increase in Minnesota's renewable energy for all the state's utilities.

The Basics

Green Power - What You Should Know Before You Buy - MN Dept. of Commerce

Incentives for Wind Energy in MN

MN Wind Energy Resources Maps

Who Else is Buying Green Power?

U of M - Morris - 736,800 kWh per year

IBM - 171,000 kWh per year

Buck Hill - 1.5 million kwh per year (100%!)

Support Minnesota Grown Wind Energy Today!
Find your utility program listed below and sign up today and support renewable energy in Minnesota.

Minnesota Utililties Green Power Programs
From time to time, prices may change. Customers should check with their utility company for the latest price information.

Agralite Electric Cooperative's WellSpring Program - Online Order Form
Rate is $2.00 a month for each 100-kilowatt-hour (kWh) block of wind energy.

Basin Electric Power Cooperative's PrairieWinds Program
PrairieWinds rate is $2.50 a month for each 100-kilowatt-hour (kWh) block of wind energy.

Connexus Energy WellSpring Program
Rate is $1.50 a month for each 100-kilowatt-hour (kWh) block of wind energy.

Dairyland Power Cooperative's EverGreen Program
Sign up for wind energy through one of Dairyland's member distribution cooperatives.

Dakota Electric Association's WellSpring Program
Rate is $1.45 a month for each 100-kilowatt-hour (kWh) block of wind energy.

Goodhue County Cooperative Electric

Great River Energy's Wellspring Program
Sign up for wind energy through one of Great River Energy's 29 member distribution cooperatives.

Kandiyohi Power Cooperative

Lake Country Power

Minnesota Power's WindSense Program - Online Application Form
WindSense rate is $2.50 a month for each 100-kilowatt-hour (kWh) block of wind energy.

Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative's Wind Energy Program
Rate is $1.87 a month for each 100-kilowatt-hour (kWh) block of wind energy.

Minnkota Power's Infinity Wind Energy Program
Infinity Wind Energy rate is $3.00 a month for each 100-kilowatt-hour (kWh) block of wind energy.

Moorhead Public Service's Capture the Wind ^TM Program
Energy costs will increase by no more than a half-penny per kilowatt hour.

North St. Paul Municipal Utilities
Hydropower is offered in blocks of 100 kilowatt hours (kWh) for a charge of $1.75 per block. Wind Power is offered in blocks of 100 kWh for $2.50 per block.

Otter Tail Power's TailWinds Program
TailWinds rate is $2.60 a month for each 100-kilowatt-hour (kWh) block of wind energy.

RiverWinds - If you are a customer of any of these municipal utility companies (see list below) you can buy wind power through the River Winds program.Contact your local utility for information.

Red River Valley Cooperative Power Association's Wind Program
Rate is $3.00 a month for each 100-kilowatt-hour (kWh) block of wind energy.

Rochester Public Utilities Wind Power Program - Online Application Form
Each kWh of wind power is priced at $0.01

Ruenstone Electric Association

South Central Electric Association

SMMPA -Wind Power
Wind energy blocks are available from SMMPA Member municipal utilities. Includes customers of utilities in the cities of Austin, Blooming Prairie, Fairmont, Grand Marais, Lake City, Litchfield, Mora, New Prague, North Branch, Owatonna, Preston, Princeton, Redwood Falls, Rochester, St. Peter, Spring Valley, Waseca, and Wells

Stearns Electric Association

Xcel Energy's WindSource Program - Online Application Form
Windsource rate is $2.00 a month for each 100-kilowatt-hour (kWh) block of wind energy.

Minnesota State Government Resources

MN Department of Commerce's Wind Energy Section

MN Environmental Quality Board's Wind Energy section

MN Wind Projects

1. FPL Energy LLC -Pipestone
2 . GE Wind Energy - Lake Benton
3 . Great River Energy - Chandler
4 . Lac Qui Parle Valley High School
5. LG&E Power - Lake Benton
6 . Moorhead Public Service - Moorhead [statistics]
7 . Navitas Energy -Pipestone/Murray Counties
8 . Northern Alternative Energy - Lakota Ridge - Lake Benton
9 . Northern Alternative Energy - Shaokatan Hills - Lake Benton
10. Northern Alternative Energy dispersed - various locations
11. Northern Alternative Energy - Elk River
12. Northern Alternative Energy - Marshall

Wind Projects in MN - by AWEA

Wind Projects in MN - by NREL