A new report from the Energy Transition Lab at the University of Minnesota shows that Minnesota, and particularly rural Minnesota, is about to win from clean energy. In coming years Minnesota will see the economic benefit of $7 billion in clean energy investment and 5,000 clean energy jobs. This growth will primarily happen in 18 rural Minnesota counties.
http://midwestenergynews.com/2016/11/22/clean-energy-development-would-benefit-conservative-rural-minnesota/