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Part III of the MEEA Innovation Award blog series highlights the City of Minneapolis' Home Energy Disclosure program. CEE has helped the City run this program since January of 2020, and this program was awarded an Innovation Award for it's goals toward energy efficiency and becoming the 4th city in the country to pass a home energy disclosure policy.

The Sun Current details the City of Edina's Housing Rehabilitation Program which works with CEE's lending program and servicing department.

The City of Northfield is encouraging residents to upgrade their lighting through a partnership with the One Stop Efficiency Shop in order to aide in the City's Climate Action Plan. 

Center for Energy and Environment has signed a letter urging the Minnesota Congressional delegation to publicly support the strongest possible climate investments and policies as part of the infrastructure and budget reconciliation process.

Minnesota’s clean energy workforce is more diverse than the broader state economy. And more jobs are coming in fields like energy production, energy efficiency, electric vehicles, and green construction. But workers of color need more access to training and pathways to higher-paying careers. This article highlights CEE and Xcel Energy's new workforce development program, and the ways in which the clean energy field is working to expand the growing field to include more high-paying people of color. 

The Save to Give Challenge, Focus on Energy's rural pilot program run by CEE, has completed their first year in the City of Lodi, with record-breaking participation and impact on residents energy use and nonprofit funding.

CEE's Regulatory Policy Manager, Audrey Partridge, is quoted in this Energy News Network article explaining the great need for a reduction in natural gas consumption and incentives for utilities in relation to the Natural Gas Innovation Act. 

Natural gas is an important energy source for Minnesota’s homes and businesses. But it’s also a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. So what do we do? CEE and Great Plains Institute aim to answer that question in this new report with recommendations centered on decarbonizing the natural gas consumed in Minnesota’s homes and businesses.

CEE's Policy Director Mike Bull is quoted in this NRECA article on the bipartisan leadership that led to the Energy Conservation and Optimization Act, and the scores of benefits this bill will have on Minnesota electrification. 

As part of the City of Golden Valley's first comprehensive Energy Action Plan, the Golden Valley City Council approved a plan to pay half the cost of Home Energy Squad visits for city residents.