Midwest Core > Minnesota

Resources Market Infrastructure Policy

Resources: A measure of total energy production and consumption per capita

Market: The cost of consumption, measured in electricity prices and gasoline taxes

Infrastructure: Capacity to generate and refine energy sources; miles of pipelines

40th Resources
32nd Market
12th Infrastructure

Minnesota does not have any crude oil production, but several pipeline systems bring crude oil from Canada and the western United States into the state.

Clearbrook oil distribution terminal in northwest Minnesota has emerged as a key distribution point, supplying crude oil to refineries in the Twin Cities, Superior Wis., Chicago and beyond.

Minnesota is a major ethanol-producing state with 21 ethanol production plants, most of which are located in the southern part of the state.

state-minnesota

Production trillion btu

0
Oil
0
Gas
0
Coal
26
Wind
0.00
Solar
2
Hydro
145
Biofuel
125
Nuclear

net energy Production trillion btu

-1,348
+298 Produced
1,646 Consumed

Consumption trillion btu

607
Oil
428
Gas
258
Coal
228
Renewable
125
Nuclear

Gasoline Tax total state + federal, 2014

MN
$0.47
USA
$0.46

Key Policies

  • Requires all electricity providers to obtain a share of their retail electricity sales from renewable sources. Specific requirements vary by utility size and ownership.

  • Requires that motor gasoline sold in the state be at least 10% blended ethanol mixture and that diesel contain 5% biodiesel (10% during the summer months).

Electricity net production, trillion btu

-158
7.3¢
MN
8.81¢
USA