👏 #CleanEnergyBizDay 2023 is a wrap! Thank you to all of the partners & sponsors that helped make this day a success and to all of the #mnleg lawmakers who took the time to speak to our members! #WeNeedCleanMN

What will it take to #decarbonize all 1-4 unit homes in #Minneapolis? Our Center for Energy and Environment study made the front page: startribune.com/minneapolis-cl… #energytwitter

Last week, CEE's Tenley Feinberg and Sarah Northrup met with with State Rep Jay Xiong & a laborer from the union LIUNA MN & ND at Clean Energy Business Day in Mpls. They discussed the importance of workforce development investments and CEE's important role in the field.

DFL energy plans include incentives for #heatpumps and other climate-friendly technology, via Walker Orenstein MinnPost @Audrey_MNCEE Patty Acomb <-- "legislators need to intro new tech & be moving on 'all fronts' to avoid worst impacts of #climatechange" bit.ly/3G63wUi

This year, the MN House and Senate passed a record number of innovative energy policies to advance the clean energy transition in MN. Read our latest blog post that details a few of the clean energy policies that CEE supported this session. hubs.ly/Q01S5-4N0

In northern MN, early adopters make case for cold-climate #heatpumps, via Stephanie Hemphill @energynews_US Center for Energy and Environment “We expect to see another jump [in sales]” ... Rebate & tax credit programs soon to be avail thru the federal IRA & MN’s 2023 energy legislation bit.ly/3qqgS9m

72% of them in the energy efficiency sector.

Our own Becky Olson and Emily McPherson talking today at the Energy Foundation conference @ Sabathani Center on IRA home electrification opportunities. Center for Energy and Environment.

Tune into MPR at 9 CT today to hear from Center for Energy and Environment's Rebecca Olson, one of our region's brightest minds on residential energy efficiency mprnews.org/episode/2024/0…

Live on the air w MPR News (mprnews.org) w MN Dept. of Commerce Deputy Commissioner of Energy Resources Michelle Gransee and Rebecca Olson w Center for Energy and Environment, talking about energy efficiency. More about Commerce's New Energy Program mn.gov/commerce/energ…

"Getting to Green: One home at a time" via MPR Dan Kraker Kirsti Marohn Maja Beckstrom <-- Center for Energy and Environment's Rebecca Olson & MN Dept. of Commerce's Michelle Gransee talk practical opps, resources to rethink & improve home energy use #EnergyEfficiency #decarbonization mprnews.org/episode/2024/0…

CEE is proud to be a co-host of the Midwest Air Source Heat Pump Collaborative Pre-conference Workshop at #2024MES. Julia Wells is presenting on the successes the MN ASHP collab has seen in the past year. Visit hubs.ly/Q02j2s3j0 to learn more about the MN ASHP Collab.

"Yes, heat pumps work" even in very cold temps, if they're designed for it >> Center for Energy and Environment senior researcher Josh Quinnell weighs in with @ChicagoTribune on the transformative value & realistic expectations for #heatpump #efficiency in all climates chicagotribune.com/2024/01/31/con…

Celebrating Clean Energy Business Day! Center for Energy and Environment staff joined 200 advocates & businesses at the #MN State Capitol today to meet with legislators and emphasize the importance of investing in #energyefficiency & #cleanenergy --> mncee.org/governor-walz-…

Big win for #MN consumers: MN Dept. of Commerce awarded $5M this week for #conservation research, including $3.5M to Center for Energy and Environment & partners for 11 multiyear projects to help energy utilities ID new technologies & strategies to maximize #energy savings in MN homes mncee.org/cee-card-grant…

Air-to-Water #HeatPumps offer meaningful savings in home heating & cooling <-- Center for Energy and Environment researchers found savings of up to $1.4K/year compared w/ electric boilers or propane furnaces, call for standardized ratings mncee.org/new-findings-a…

Sealing up your home can fight #climatechange, via The Minnesota Star Tribune Chloe Johnson Center for Energy and Environment <-- Sealing & insulating is huge for cutting energy waste and carbon. Great 1st step is an energy audit to figure out where exactly your home is leaking startribune.com/sealing-up-you…

#Heatpumps can replace traditional water heaters, via The Minnesota Star Tribune Jennifer Bjorhus Center for Energy and Environment <-- #Weatherizing & installing an electric furnace make up 3/4 of potential home GHG reductions, and upcoming rebates means now's the time to get organized startribune.com/electric-heat-…

Why do electric space heating rates matter? Center for Energy and Environment explains how electric heating rates help cut operating costs for efficient & low-emissions tech like #heatpumps, upping cost-effectiveness while balancing the historically lower cost of natural gas mncee.org/why-do-electri…

#Mpls #Lakota woman uses green career to support community, via Clean Energy Resource Teams - CERTs Center for Energy and Environment Xcel Energy MN CenterPoint Energy <-- Nowadays Angeline works as a home energy auditor trainer: "I'm now training people to do the position I was trained to do." #cleanenergy #jobs cleanenergyresourceteams.org/story/minneapo…