Economic Research
Economic ResearchTopic - Energy
Busting bottlenecks in the Bakken
In the district’s oil patch, massive investment in transportation facilities is easing the flow of energy to market
Phil Davies
April 2013 - fedgazette
Dealing with gas
Long-neglected natural gas is undergoing its own infrastructure boom focused on high-value gas liquids
Phil Davies
April 2013 - fedgazette
Working on the railroad - and the pipeline
Phil Davies
April 2013 - fedgazette
Three Affiliated Tribes to build oil refinery
January 2013 - Community Dividend
North Dakota oil boom squeezes seniors who rent
The surging energy industry in the Bakken oil patch may be making life harder for some area residents, particularly the elderly.
Jacob Wascalus
October 2012 - Community Dividend
Minneapolis Fed Directors Tour Bakken Oil Patch
David Fettig
September 2012 - Board of Directors
Sand surge
In Minnesota and Wisconsin, frac sand mining has lifted local economies—and stirred opposition
Phil Davies
July 2012 - fedgazette
Desperately seeking workers in the oil patch
Jobs go begging in booming western North Dakota and northeastern Montana
Phil Davies
April 2012 - fedgazette
Solar Electric Installations by State
Cumulative grid-connected capacity (MW) as of 2010
January 2012 - fedgazette
Solar forecast: Sunny with a chance of rain
Solar-electric installs have surged in the district, but the industry remains dependent on subsidies
Phil Davies
January 2012 - fedgazette
Energizing Native economies: Tribes build corporate governance to spur investment and development
Some American Indian tribes are overhauling their corporate governance structures in order to facilitate energy projects and other economic development on tribal lands.
Paula Woessner
January 2012 - Community Dividend
A new look at hydropower
Thanks to new technology and recent tax incentives, new energy proposals are coming to district rivers
Frank Jossi
October 2011 - fedgazette
Hydro in the Ninth District
October 2011 - fedgazette
homeWORD receives 2011 Innovation Award
July 2011 - Community Dividend
Transportation partnership offers economic hope in north central Montana
For many residents of Montana's Hi-Line region, an innovative transit partnership provides the means to pursue an education, commute to work, or access important services.
Sue Woodrow, Day Soriano
January 2011 - Community Dividend
