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- In 2015, Minnesota ranked fourth in the nation in ethanol production nameplate capacity and fifth in operating production.
- The Pine Bend Refinery, the largest oil refinery in Minnesota, is the largest oil refinery located in a non-oil-producing state.
- About 44% of utility-scale electricity generation in Minnesota came from coal-fired electric power plants in 2015. Most of Minnesota's coal supply comes by rail from Wyoming and Montana.
- Two nuclear power plants in Minnesota, the Monticello reactor and the Prairie Island I and II reactors, accounted for 20.9% of the state's net electricity generation in 2015.
- Minnesota ranked seventh in the nation in net electricity generation from wind energy in 2015. Minnesota's net generation from wind was 9.8 million megawatthours in 2015.
Last Updated: March 17, 2016
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Minnesota, U.S. Rankings
| Consumption | |
| Total Energy per Capita | 18 |
| Expenditures | |
| Total Energy per Capita | 22 |
| Production | |
| Total Energy | 33 |
| Crude Oil | -- |
| Natural Gas | -- |
| Coal | -- |
| Electricity | 24 |
| Prices | |
| Natural Gas | 39 |
| Electricity | 18 |
| Environment | |
| Carbon Dioxide Emissions | 22 |
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Minnesota Department of Commerce Division of Energy Resources
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Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
Minnesota Department of Commerce, Clean Energy
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