Minn. governor trusts energy law will survive ND suit threat


              FILE - Solar panels stand near corn growing on Barb and Gerald Bauer's farm on Aug. 20, 2021, near Faribault, Minn. Minnesota utilities would be obligated to transition to 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040 under a bill slated for a vote on the Senate floor Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
            
              Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signs a bill into law at the St. Paul Labor Center on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in St. Paul, Minn. The bill requires Minnesota utilities to get 100% of their electricity from carbon-free sources by 2040. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)
            
              Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz displays a bill he signed into law at the St. Paul Labor Center on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in St. Paul, Minn. The bill requires Minnesota utilities to get 100% of their electricity from carbon-free sources by 2040. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)