Minnesota doesn’t have an easy path to 100% carbon-free electricity

Minnesota doesn’t have an easy path to 100% carbon-free electricity

The Sherburne County Generating Station near Becker, Minnesota. Photo by Tony Webster.Minnesota already gets more than half of its electricity from wind, solar, nuclear and other resources that don’t emit planet-warming carbon dioxide or air pollutants that harm human health. Power plants here emit 50% less greenhouse gas than 20 years ago, according to Clean Energy Economy Minnesota. Under state law, Minnesota’s power sector needs to go 100% cl…