The sites listed on this page are not created, maintained, or endorsed by the Minnesota Legislature.

Minnesota Information

• Blandin Foundation Broadband Initiative -- The initiative aims to expand broadband coverage in Minnesota communities to enhance their economic competitiveness in a global economy.
• Fresh Energy - A nonprofit organization leading the transition to a clean, efficient and fair energy system.
• Legislative Electric Energy Task Force - This task force reviews issues relating to electric industry restructuring and deregulation in Minnesota.
• Minnesota Department of Commerce - The Office of Energy Security has information about Utilities and Project Funding.
• Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association - Includes state and federal position papers.
• Minnesota Office of Enterprise Technology - Provides statewide leadership and direction for information and communications technology.
• Minnesota Public Utilities Commission - Includes a list of utility providers.
• Utility Regulation - A group of documents from the Minnesota House of Representatives Research Office.

National Information

• Consumer Federation of America - Includes a section on electricity resources.
• Energy Information Administration - Energy statistics and reports from the U.S. Department of Energy.
• Federal Communications Commission - Separate sections cover the FCC bureaus, including the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau and the Media Bureau, which develops, recommends, and administers the policy and licensing programs relating to electronic media, including cable television, broadcast television, and radio.
• National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) -- Link to state commission websites.
• National Association of State Energy Officials - Includes information about the State Energy Program.
• National Telecommunications and Information Administration - The federal executive branch agency responsible for telecommunications and information policy.
• North American Electric Reliability Corporation - NERC helps electric utilities and other electricity suppliers work together to promote reliable electricity supply.
• Telecommunications and Information Technology - Resources from the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Electric Utility Restructuring/Deregulation

• Critical Mass Energy and Environment Program - Resources and links from a group affiliated with Public Citizen
• Electricity - This section of the U.S. Department of Energy site includes State Electricity Profiles and Electricity restructuring Fact Sheets.
• National Regulatory Research Institute (NRRI) -- Includes the Library of NRRI Electricity Publications.

Other Information

• Consumers Union - The nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports links to information on telecommunications and utilities.
• Scott Rubin's Public Utility Home Page - Extensive lists of links from a public utilities attorney; includes direct links to state public utility resources.
• Telecommunications Regulation - Part of a Consumer Project on Technology page created by Ralph Nader and maintained by Jamie Love.

See also Energy