Fresh Energy is cutting emissions from our buildings by making it easy to electrify, ensuring energy burden inequities are addressed, improving health and safety, and spurring market transformation with the creation of new, family-supporting jobs.
Ensuring buildings are resilient and affordable for all
Advancing innovative technologies and forge new pathways to decarbonize the natural gas system
Expanding all-electric buildings through market transformation
- Subsidies for natural gas appliances are out of line with Minnesota’s climate goals
Minnesota must phase out natural gas appliance incentives to meet climate goals, following Colorado, California, and Massachusetts to align building energy policies with our emissions reduction targets. - Now is the time to reevaluate subsidized gas line extensions in Minnesota
Fresh Energy is advocating for updates to Minnesota’s natural gas line extension policies to ensure fairness, align with climate goals, and prevent unnecessary gas system expansion. - Minnesota regulators advance energy efficiency and electrification in Xcel Energy’s gas innovation plan
On February 6, 2025, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission supported zero-carbon technologies by ordering additional energy efficiency and electrification measures in Xcel Energy’s Natural Gas Innovation Act portfolio. - An update from Clean Heat Minnesota on the CenterPoint Energy rate case
Proposed settlement in CenterPoint Energy’s rate case reduces customer contributions to American Gas Association membership dues in half
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Hidden beneath our feet: Minnesota’s growing decarbonization challenge
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Fact Sheet: Accelerate residential energy codes
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Going all electric in a cold-weather climate
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Understanding the Gas System
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Working Group Recommendations on the Minnesota Weatherization Assistance Program
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Inaugural cycle of MWBDC grants program drives equity, justice, and community power
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Electrification of Multifamily Housing in Minnesota
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Report: Proposal for a heat pump transition in Minnesota
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Buildings for a Healthy Future
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The Hanson House: powering our future with clean electricity
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Clean Energy Brief: Natural Gas in Minnesota
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2020 Midwest Getting to Zero Buildings List
