Taft is pleased to announce its role in representing the Minnesota Municipal Gas Agency d/b/a Minnesota Community Energy in connection with a major bond financing that has been recognized by The Bond Buyer as one of the largest municipal bond issuances in March 2026.

According to market data published by The Bond Buyer, the Minnesota Municipal Gas Agency transaction ranked ninth among the top financings nationwide for the month, underscoring the continued strength and scale of essential energy infrastructure investments in the municipal market.

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Taft attorneys served as bond counsel and issuer’s counsel on the transaction, led by Peter Cooper.

Cooper is an attorney in Taft’s Public Finance and Economic Development practice group. He has over 40 years of experience as bond counsel, underwriter’s counsel, borrower’s counsel, and development counsel, working with state agencies, municipalities, special authorities, financial institutions, and private for-profit and nonprofit entities to finance a broad range of essential function, governmental enterprise, public-private, and qualified private activity bond projects.