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How Minnesota is Building a Clean Energy Economy | CESA Member Interviews

2025-12-18 · 20:16 UTC ·Clean Energy Group / Clean Energy States Alliance ·1 min read

Brief

Pete Wyckoff, Deputy Commissioner of Energy Resources, in a CESA interview (published 2025-12-18) outlines Minnesota's clean-energy strategy: reach 100% clean electricity by 2040. As the state produces no natural gas or coal, Wyckoff emphasizes using in-state wind and solar to retain energy dollars and spur rural economic development.

Why it matters

Minnesota has a statutory goal of 100% clean electricity by 2040, stated by Pete Wyckoff, Deputy Commissioner of Energy Resources at the Minnesota Department of Commerce.

Key details

  • Minnesota produces no natural gas or coal in-state; Wyckoff told CESA (interview published 2025-12-18) that relying on in-state wind and solar keeps energy spending in Minnesota and builds rural economies where projects are sited.
Source evidence

CESA staff sat down with Pete Wyckoff, Deputy Commissioner of Energy Resources at the Minnesota Department of Commerce, to discuss Minnesota's goal of 100% clean electricity by 2040, and why clean energy is vital to a thriving Minnesotan economy.

Minnesota doesn't produce any natural gas or coal; renewable energy is the only type of energy produced in-state. "When we use [clean energy], we're keeping the money in Minnesota, building our own economy, building a rural economy in Minnesota, because that's where the wind and solar is," says Wyckoff.

The Minnesota Department of Commerce is a member of the Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA). CESA is a leading bipartisan U.S. coalition of state energy organizations working together to advance the rapid expansion of clean energy technologies and bring the benefits of clean energy to all. Learn more here: https://www.cesa.org/about-cesa

Channel: Clean Energy Group / Clean Energy States Alliance
Published: 2025-12-18
Video URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK91uuSRG7k