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What’s up with rate cases?

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What is a rate case? How do rate cases impact Minnesotans? We answer all your questions here and talk about how Fresh Energy is involved!

Published December 21, 2021
Categorized as Buildings Tagged energy efficiency, energy transition, rate case

Buildings for a healthy future

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Pollution from buildings continues to grow every year. Here’s how Fresh Energy is working to change and create buildings for a healthy future.

Published December 16, 2021
Categorized as Buildings Tagged buildings, efficiency

Case study: Framework for Minnesota’s heat pump transition

Fall intern Dat Nguyen did a deep dive into how Minnesota might accelerate heat pump deployment. Check it out!

Published December 14, 2021
Categorized as Buildings Tagged clean energy future, energy efficiency, heat pumps

Xcel Energy’s announcement on reducing gas emissions warrants praise; will require careful implementation

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Read Fresh Energy and partners’ comments on Xcel Energy’s announced intent to reduce emissions from its fossil-fuel gas distribution utility business.

Published November 4, 2021
Categorized as Buildings Tagged natural gas, Xcel

New Report: Electrification of multifamily housing in Minnesota

As our electricity grows cleaner, we must invest in deep decarbonization, or electrification, of our residential multifamily buildings—a move good for under-resourced households and Minnesota’s climate goals.

Published November 4, 2021
Categorized as Buildings Tagged buildings, electrify, emissions, Energy Access and Equity, fossil gas, GHG, greenhouse gas, heat pump, housing, just transition, multifamily, report

Landmark moment for the future of gas in Minnesota

Fresh Energy reached a landmark moment as we filed our first round of comments in the new fossil gas dockets at the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.

Published October 20, 2021
Categorized as Buildings Tagged docket, fossil gas, future of gas, future of gas docket, gas, innovative resource plans, minnesota public utilities commission, mnpuc, natural gas, natural gas innovation act, NGIA, PUC

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