The proposed budget would reduce our nation's commitment to cutting energy waste and make businesses throughout Minnesota less competitive. We highlight five specific areas of concern.

Follow-up to a workshop CEE and GreenStep Cities co-hosted for representatives of mid-sized cities to talk with experts about the benefits and challenges of benchmarking buildings. 

As we head in to the final phases of the 2017 Minnesota legislative session, we at CEE are taking stock of where we are and where we want to be when it all wraps up at the end of May.

This article first appeared in the March 2017 issue of Clearing House Community, part of the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law. 

This testimony was originally presented to the Senate Energy and Utilities Finance and Policy Committee on March 7, 2017.

CERTs included two influential women with CEE ties in its Minnesota Women in Energy Series during Women's History Month.

CEE's second annual Energy Policy Forum focused on Minnesota's electric cooperative utilities and their role as sources of innovation in the energy field. 

Staff gathered to learn about our shared histories, while considering our best path forward.

Update on key legislative initiatives CEE is working on in the 2017 Minnesota legislative session.