Sally works in mining in
Northeast Minnesota and
makes an annual salary of
$97,655, the average wage
in the mining industry in NE Minnesota - over 2x the average salary across all industries in the region.
John is a senior - level clean energy construction
manager in the clean energy industry and makes $69.50 per hour - an annual salary of $144,560. Wages for entry - level managers are also strong at $34.69/hour,
29% more per hour than construction managers across all other industries.
The average wind turbine is
2.75 megawatts, and on average generates over 843,000 kilowatt hours per month, enough electricity to power more than 940 average US homes for one
month. In just 46 minutes,
one turbine can generate
enough to power one home
for one month.
Northeast MN’s Duluth Complex holds 34% of US
copper reserves, 95% nickel, 88% cobalt and 75% US platinum group reserves, minerals critical to renewable energy and other technologies we use everyday (cell phones, computers, cars, medical equipment, etc.)