Editing Minnesota (section)

=== Energy use and production ===

{{Further|List of power stations in Minnesota}}

Minnesota produces [[ethanol fuel]] and is the first to mandate its use, a 10% mix ([[E10 fuel|E10]]).<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ethanolproducer.com/article.jsp?article_id=1905 |publisher= Ethanol Producer Magazine |title= Hawaii to meet E10 mandate with imported ethanol |access-date= December 3, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130612002534/http://www.ethanolproducer.com/articles/1905/hawaii-to-meet-e10-mandate-with-imported-ethanol/ |archive-date= June 12, 2013 |url-status= live }}</ref> In 2019 there were more than 411 service stations supplying [[E85]] fuel, comprising 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://afdc.energy.gov/stations/states |title= Alternative Fueling Station Counts by State| publisher = US Department of Energy| access-date=February 24, 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190211145220/https://afdc.energy.gov/stations/states |archive-date = February 11, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> A 2% [[biodiesel]] blend has been required in [[diesel fuel]] since 2005. Minnesota is ranked in the top ten for wind energy production. The state gets nearly one-fifth of all its electrical energy from wind.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eia.gov/state/analysis.php?sid=MN|title=Minnesota: Profile Analysis|date=March 15, 2018|publisher=U.S. Energy Information Administration|access-date=September 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929000256/https://www.eia.gov/state/analysis.php?sid=MN|archive-date=September 29, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Xcel Energy]] is the state's largest utility and is headquartered in the state;<ref>{{Cite web|title=Xcel quarterly profits up 35%, buoyed by rate increases|url=https://www.startribune.com/xcel-quarterly-profits-up-35-buoyed-by-rate-increases/567423812/|website=Star Tribune|date=January 31, 2020 |access-date=May 1, 2020|archive-date=February 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200209113328/http://www.startribune.com/xcel-quarterly-profits-up-35-buoyed-by-rate-increases/567423812/|url-status=live}}</ref> it is one of five investor-owned utilities.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=About MN's Municipal Utilities :: Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association|url=https://www.mmua.org/about/about-mns-municipal-utilities|website=www.mmua.org|access-date=May 1, 2020|archive-date=March 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303105555/https://www.mmua.org/about/about-mns-municipal-utilities|url-status=live}}</ref> There are also a number of municipal utilities.<ref name=":0" /> There are also 44 electric distribution cooperatives serving retail electric consumers throughout the state.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mrea.org/about/|title=About - MREA - Minnesota Rural Electric Association|website=www.mrea.org/about|access-date=August 22, 2024}}</ref>