Energy Conservation and Optimization Act (ECO)
The Energy Conservation and Optimization Act (ECO) was signed into law in May of 2021; it is an update to Minnesota’s oldest and most successful energy policy to date — the Conservation Improvement Program or CIP.
Currently, CIP项目通过实施一系列节能措施(如LED照明)为明尼苏达州纳税人节省了60多亿美元, and more efficient heating and cooling systems) to homes and businesses. ECO will allow utilities to offer a broader suite of programs to their customers.
ECO还将允许燃料转换和电气化(如从天然气加热系统转换为全电力源)，与传统能源效率共存并加以补充. Utilities can help their customers save energy, while using increasingly more efficient and cleaner technologies.
Finally, an added benefit to this smart policy direction is job creation. 这项立法将为企业和居民提供新的节能选择, 同时还通过技术创新和发展新的公用事业项目推动当地就业增长.
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bet36365体育app的2021年目标是维护现有的太阳能项目，加速明尼苏达州太阳能行业的增长. 我们努力加强和现代化明尼苏达州在2013年通过的全国领先的社区太阳能花园(CSG)项目. CSG计划需要更新，以认识到成长的烦恼和过去8年的市场变化. A main area of focus was removing arbitrary red tape slowing the program down, like the contiguous county provision. As a reminder, 相邻县的法律规定，所有订阅社区太阳能花园的用户必须居住在该花园所在的同一县, or a contiguous county. 取消相邻县的限制将打开一个行业，估计300兆瓦的未开发的太阳能潜力-导致12,000 new CSG construction jobs over the next 6-24 months.
在2021年会议期间，没有将社区太阳能变化纳入任何最终立法.
扩大明尼苏达的社区太阳能花园计划是大明尼苏达的双赢
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic began, communities in Greater Minnesota were facing uncertain futures. Now, 3月13日，州长蒂姆·瓦尔兹首次宣布进入和平时期的紧急状态, 2020, 2019冠状病毒病的影响加剧了大明尼苏达地区多年来面临的经济发展挑战. Farm incomes are at historic lows, local government revenues are down, and thousands of jobs have been lost.
Building performance standards
Residential and commercial buildings account for roughly 40% of the energy use and emissions in the United States.
As more cities and states take steps to lower their energy usage, 有证据表明，建筑能源使用政策正在帮助降低能源消耗.
In Minnesota, 瓦尔兹州长指派了一个两党议员小组研究明尼苏达州的建筑规范，以及如何加强这些规范以减少能源使用.
bet36365体育app将继续支持讨论使用提高的建筑性能标准，以减少明尼苏达州建筑的能源浪费和温室气体排放.
改善明尼苏达州的建筑如何降低成本和排放，促进清洁能源产业
建设电气化是描述从天然气到电力的转变，以节省消费者的钱和减少碳排放的一种花哨的方式. Many existing homes use both electric and gas appliances today, 因此，我们的目标是建造全电动家电的新住宅，并将现有的燃气电器(如热水器和炉灶)转换为电动.
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