Minnesota News, Reports and
Miscellaneous Information
Minnesota Energy Conservation Improvement Program - MN
Legislative Auditor, January 2005
This report assesses the cost effectiveness of the Conservation
Improvement Program and recommends improvements in program
operations.
HOURCAR,
Minnesota's first carsharing service, has been lauched by the
Neighborhood Energy Consortium
Case
Studies of Geothermal Installations in Minnesota - ECONAR Energy
Systems, various dates
Minnesota Energy Code
Minnesota Energy Code - from MN Dept. of Commerce,
contains links to the current code and other materials.
Energy Efficiency Reports and Misc. Information
The Home Energy Conservation Directory & Guide - HomeTome provides comprehensive web resources for all aspects of energy conservation and energy efficiency in homes.
Best Practices
Benchmarking for Energy Efficiency Programs
Examining the Potential for Energy Efficiency to Help Address the
Natural Gas Crisis in the Midwest - ACEEE, January 2005
Leading the
Way - Continued Opportunities for New State Appliance and Equipment
Efficiency Standards - ACEEE, January 2005
Easing the Natural Gas Crisis - Reducing Natural Gas Prices through
Increased Deployment of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency -
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, January 2005
Energy Saving Tips - from the US Department of Energy
Emerging Energy-Saving Technologies and Practices in the Buildings
Sector as of 2004 - American Council for an Energy-Efficient
Economy (ACEEE), December 2004
Resource Efficient Construction - WISIONS of Sustainability,
October 2004
Online Guide to Energy-Efficient Commercial Equipment - ACEEE,
October 2004
Powerful Priorities - Updating Energy Efficiency Standards for
Residential Furnaces, Commercial Air Conditioners, and Distribution
Transformers - ACEEE, September 2004
Overview of Advanced Technology Transportation, 2004 Update -
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, August 2004
The
Technical, Economic, and Achievable Potential for Energy Efficiency
in the United States - A Meta-Analysis of Recent Studies -
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), August
2004
China Will Surpass United States' Fuel Economy Standards - Bush
Administration Fails to Protect Consumers from High Gasoline Prices
- U.S. PIRG's Don't Be Fueled newsletter, August 2004
2005 - Year of the Hybrid - ChangeWave Research, August 2004
Energy Efficiency Potential Assessments - ACEEE, various dates
Electricity for More Efficiency - Electric Technologies and their
Energy Savings Potential - Union of the Electricity Industry (EURELECTRIC)
and the International Union for Electricity (UIE), July 2004 [see
also
Summary for Policymakers]
Going Nowhere - The Price Consumers Pay for Stalled Fuel Economy
Policies - U.S. PIRG Education Fund, May 2004
Light-Duty Automotive Technology and Fuel Economy Trends - 1975
Through 2004 - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. April 2004
Five Years
In - An Examination of the First Half-Decade of Public Benefits
Energy Efficiency Policies - American Council for an
Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), April 2004
Top Ten Green
Projects - American Institute of Architects, April 2004
New Energy For America - Apollo Jobs Report - Apollo Alliance,
January 2004
Appliance Efficiency Database - from the California Energy
Commission
Conservation Update-a monthly newsletter
e Design
Online- Journal of the Florida Design Initiative
Energy
Source Builder- a bimonthly newsletter
Energy User News
Financing Authority for Resource Efficiency of California (FARECal)
Home
Energy Online - on-line version of magazine
Home Energy Ratings - A Primer- from Residential Energy Services
Network
Rocky Mountain
Institute's Home Energy Briefs
Federal Government Resources
Agencies and Programs
Bonneville Power Administration's Energy Efficiency section
Building Energy Codes - DOE's Office of Building
Building Energy Tools Directory - Links to more than 220 software
packages for analyzing residential and commercial building energy
use and efficiency potential.
Commuter Choice Leadership Initiative - EPA Sponsored program
DOE's Building Energy Codes Program
DOE's
Distributed Energy Resources Home Page
DOE's Fuel Economy Web Site - compare the fuel economy of
different vehicles
DOE's GeoThermal Technologies Program
DOE's Geothermal Energy Technical Site- U.S. Department of
Energy
DOE's Inventions and
Innovation Program (IIP) - provides funding and
commercialization training to develop energy-saving inventions
DOE's
Weatherization Assistance Program
Energy Efficient
Rehab Advisor - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD)
EERE -- DOE's
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Energy Information
Administration's Energy Efficiency Site
Energy Smart Schools - EERE Program
Energy Star Home
Improvement Toolbox
Home Energy Saver Web site - produced by DOE's Lawrence Berkeley
Laboratory (LBL)
Home Improvement Toolbox - tools to help you save energy and
money when remodeling, repairing or improving your home.
LIHEAP Clearinghouse - Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
National Industrial Competitiveness Through Energy, Environment and
Economics (NICE 3)- DOE program that provides funding
for innovative industrial energy savings activities.
Oak Ridge National
Laboratory's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program
Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH)
Rebuild America
The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Program - a USDA
Rural Development Grant Program
U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Home Improvement Program -
Federal programs to help with repairs and rehabilitation
U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star Program
Winter is always around the corner
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Centerpoint Energy Minnegasco's Household Energy Savings Tips -
find out how to save energy in your home and see also
Energy Conservation Options for Businesses
Great River Energy and its member
distribution electric cooperatives have an
Energy Wise program offering energy conservation programs.
Heating Assistance Program - Learn all about the energy
assistance programs available to Minnesota citizens.
The Home
Energy Saver - do an online energy audit of your home
Home Energy Guides - 19 easy to use pamphlets with tips,
suggestions and instructions about a variety of energy related
issues around your home from the Minnesota Department of Commerce
Minnesota
Housing Finance Agency - Home Energy Loan Program
Otter Tail Power Company's section on Save energy and money
Xcel Energy has sections on
Energy Conservation For Homeowners - and
Energy Conservation Programs for Businesses - offers energy
calculators, energy audits, rebates, incentives and other programs
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