Interns in MIGIZI’S Green Tech Institute learned about gas use, climate change, and the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission in their winter 2026 cohort.
Buildings
Regulatory Update: Commission advances CenterPoint’s NGIA pilot
The PUC approved CenterPoint’s hydrogen pilot budget increase and elevated equitable electrification as future priority.
Efficient homes are affordable homes, Pt. 1
Strengthening building codes to ensure Minnesota’s buildings are constructed to be more efficient makes them more affordable.
Minnesota improves ECO to advance electrification, efficiency, and equity ahead of filings
Energy efficiency and conservation are critical pieces of the puzzle in our fight against climate change.
Could this Cohasset home be the future of Minnesota’s buildings?
Sam Friesen reinvented the all-electric home in Cohasset, Minnesota with Itasca County Habitat for Humanity to show that sustainable homes can save families money in the near- and long-term.
Regulatory Update: Commission finalizes cost of carbon modeling as Xcel Energy develops first Integrated Resource Plan
The Public Utilities Commission updated its regulatory cost of carbon modelling, and Xcel Energy filed its first gas plan.
