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 Rural Electric Cooperative Association - Includes a Legislative Action page.
- 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
