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Minnesota has been a part of the solar energy boom that has swept across the nation over the past decade. 

Research has shown solar energy is now the cheapest form of electricity in the history of electric power generation, but politics on the state and federal level could trigger challenges for the renewable resource.  

MPR News Chief Meteorologist Paul Huttner talked to 

, an energy reporter with the Minnesota Reformer, about the issues solar power could face in Minnesota.

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MPR News Chief Meteorologist Paul Huttner talked to energy reporter Brian Martucci about how much solar energy has expanded in Minnesota and the politics that could stunt its growth. 

Political headwinds could spell trouble for solar power in Minnesota

Blue photovoltaic solar panels mounted on building roof for producing clean ecological electricity at sunset.

Political headwinds could spell trouble for solar power in Minnesota

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