Minnesota has no fossil fuel resources, the State has wind energy and ethanol potential. Minnesota's population and total energy consumption place the State in the middle of national rankings. The industrial and transportation sectors lead State energy demand.
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- Minnesota is a leading producer of ethanol and has over a dozen ethanol production plants primarily in the southern half of the State.
- Minnesota is the only State that requires the statewide use of oxygenated motor gasoline blended with 10 percent ethanol.
- Minnesota ranks among the top States in wind power generation.
- Over two-thirds of Minnesota households use natural gas as their primary heating fuel during the State's long, cold winters.
- Two nuclear power plants near the Twin Cities generate nearly one-fourth of the electricity produced in the State.