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Jun

03

2025

Minneapolis Mayoral Candidate Forum June 25th + Great Community Solar Update!

Posted by on June 03, 2025

DOWNLOAD May-June NEWSLETTER Headlines: Minneapolis Mayoral Candidate Forum June 25th on Climate & Indigenous Communities.  Xcel and CenterPoint reverse commitments on social justice State Legislative...

May

22

2025

St. Paul City Council Candidate Forum on Climate & Energy

Posted by on May 22, 2025

DOWNLOAD May email blast Headlines St. Paul city council candidate forum on May 27th Save the date! Minneapolis mayoral candidate forum set for June 25th...

Apr

22

2025

Minneapolis Signs New Franchise Agreements with Utilities

Posted by on April 22, 2025

DOWNLOAD 2nd April NEWSLETTER Headlines City of Minneapolis Signs Clean Energy Partnership Agreement withXcel and CenterPoint New Candidate forum videos from Ward 10 & and...

Apr

18

2025

Minneapolis Clean Energy Partnership Agreements Signed with New Goals

Posted by on April 18, 2025

At the April 17th Minneapolis Clean Energy Partnership meeting, Xcel Energy and CenterPoint Energy signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of Minneapolis...

Apr

15

2025

Take the Poison Pills out of the MN Senate Energy Bill!

Posted by on April 15, 2025

DOWNLOAD April NEWSLETTER Headlines Press Conference April 17th Reach out to your Legislators ! The Poison Pills in the Energy Omnibus Bill Education Corner: Dissecting...

Mar

26

2025

March 2025 Newsletter: Community Solar Gardens Under Threat & More

Posted by on March 26, 2025

DOWNLOAD March NEWSLETTER Headlines URGENT: Defend Minnesota's Community Solar Program! Community Power releases our 2025 Minneapolis CandidateQuestionnaire. We have our first response! St. Paul City...

Examples of Utility Franchise Negotiations, Municipal Power Efforts and Revenue-Raising Tools for Climate Action Nationwide

Posted by on March 18, 2025

  Ann Arbor, MI Voters in Ann Arbor, Michigan, create a local clean energy utility The municipal effort aims to supplement utility DTE’s grid with local,...

The Minneapolis Clean Energy Partnership and its Structure

Posted by on March 18, 2025

NOTE: The Minneapolis Clean Energy Partnership has had a website but it has been malfunctioning for over a year. Since it has compiled the Partnership's mission,...

Feb

24

2025

Community Power is hiring! + Feb. 2025 Newsletter

Posted by on February 24, 2025

DOWNLOAD February NEWSLETTER Headlines Community Power is hiring! City Formally Signs Utility Agreements! Xcel takes legal fight to charge Minnesota customers more for itshighest-paid executives'...

Feb

04

2025

Our Take on Minneapolis' New Agreements with Xcel and CenterPoint

Posted by on February 04, 2025

DOWNLOAD Our Analysis of New Franchise Agreements This is both the culmination of a years-long process and the beginning of a new decade of the...

Minneapolis' New Utility Franchise Agreements Unveiled ! Public Hearing Feb 6th

Posted by on January 31, 2025

  Now more than ever, taking action at the local level to slash pollution that causes climate change is critical, through a clean energy transition...

Jan

23

2025

Minneapolis' New Utility Franchise Agreements Unveiled!

Posted by on January 23, 2025

DOWNLOAD Jan. 25 NEWSLETTER Headlines & Action Alerts The Mystery Unveiled! Minneapolis’ New Agreements with Xcel &CenterPoint finally released Public Hearing tentatively Feb 6th, online...