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- Minnesota has about 400 E85 fueling stations, the second-highest number after California. E85 is a blend of motor gasoline containing 85% ethanol. The state is the nation's fifth-largest fuel ethanol producer and accounts for 9% of U.S. total production.
- The Pine Bend refinery near Minneapolis-Saint Paul is the nation’s 13th-largest oil refinery and the largest refinery in a non-oil-producing state. It can process about 335,000 barrels of crude oil per calendar day.
- In 2023, renewable resources supplied 33% of Minnesota's total in-state electricity generation, more than three-fourths of it from wind energy. Minnesota ranks among the 10 states with the highest share of wind power generation.
- Minnesota's two nuclear power plants fueled 21% of the state's electricity net generation in 2023, although the amount of nuclear power generated in the state was the lowest since 2013.
- Minnesota's natural gas-fired generation reached a record high in 2023 and exceeded coal-fired generation for the first time.
Last Updated: September 19, 2024