The Minnesota Department of Commerce, Division of Energy Resources awarded CEE three CARD grants for projects to investigate new technologies with promising energy efficiency potential.

Director of Policy and Communications Mike Bull proposes a balanced approach to align utility interests with customer interest and reduce carbon emissions.

Smart meters are a key physical component in smart grid implementation. How will they affect electricity consumers and providers?

Q & A to describe the various perceptions of energy efficiency's wider economic benefits and the assumptions behind our animation's financing and job creation calculations.

In the energy field, the difference between power and energy underlies the services we receive from the electricity grid, which provide context for debates about how our current system should evolve.

Study based on data from CEE’s exposure measurements suggests that we can attribute a significant number of lung cancer and heart disease deaths and new asthma cases to secondhand smoke exposure in restaurants and bars.

We’ve collected some of our favorite interactive online tools, maps, and calculators that allow users to explore and play with large and complex energy datasets. Enjoy!

What's the difference between a kilowatt and a kilowatt-hour? And why does it matter? Whatever your background may be, it's good to review the basics. Our Power and Energy Primer will provide an overview of the building blocks of our energy system. This introduction lays out the difference between power and energy.