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Sahan Journal chronicles the journey for Sabathani Community Center's transitions to clean energy with the help of CEE's Senior Program Manager Jon Blaufuss.
CEE's Customer Engagement Manager Danielle Hauck speaks with Pauleen Le from WCCO-TV | CBS Minnesota to see how home energy audits performed by Home Energy Squad provided by Xcel Energy and CenterPoint Energy delivered by Center for Energy and Environment can help you reduce your heating bills and save money.
In this interview with Minnesota Spokesman Recorder, Scott Redd, the director of Sabathani Community Center, discusses his vision for the iconic 56-year-old service hub and the partnerships that support those goals, including their work with CEE.
"In Minnesota, the largest local option remains the Center for Energy and Environment, which has established partnerships with several cities and neighborhoods and last year financed $22.7 million in projects." Learn more about longtime local leader CEE's role in solar and energy efficiency financing.
A one-of-a-kind construction and research project will fill the walls of a home with hempcrete to monitor the durability and energy efficiency of the product as a residential construction material. CEE will help analyze the data collected from each home.
A new study released by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) found that electric heat pumps will minimize heating costs assuming a next-decade scenario in which the electric grid and heating fuels are largely decarbonized. CEE senior research engineer Josh Quinnell points to reasons for optimism given this and other recent heat pump advances.
A public-private partnership is reporting progress on an initiative to lower the energy burden of manufactured homes in Minnesota. CEE, Xcel Energy, and CenterPoint Energy are supporting this with the Home Energy Squad's onsite work on the manufactured homes, such as weatherstripping and other quick repairs.
Despite a tight housing market and other factors that have limited the use of home energy disclosure data, in this article CEE's Isaac Smith explains how a study by Elevate Energy shows that energy investments will have big payoffs for Twin Cities homeowners in the near future.
Xcel's Partners in Energy program, managed by CEE, is helping put Minnesota cities on a path toward bigger climate plans and greater energy reduction.
MN Department of Commerce has selected CEE to implement Minnesota's Efficient Technology Accelerator, and we'll need help to improve energy systems and access to cost-efficient energy efficiency technology.
