About
Helping Minnesota communities determine their clean energy future
The Clean Energy Resource Teams—or CERTs—are a statewide partnership with a shared mission to connect individuals and their communities to the resources they need to identify and implement community-based clean energy projects.
We empower communities and their members to adopt energy conservation, energy efficiency, and renewable energy technologies and practices for their homes, businesses, and local institutions.
Learn more about CERTs, meet our staff, or check out our structure. You can also see press releases and news sightings, read and submit Clean Energy Scrapbook entries, or find someone to contact.
Press Releases
05/24/2013
Duluth, MN – Join the Northeast Clean Energy Resource Team (NE CERT) from 1-4pm Friday, June 7th to learn about clean energy in Duluth! We’ll start at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center...
04/18/2013
From Earth Day 2012 to Earth Day 2013, two Minnesota families and hundreds of their teammates have been competing in the Family Energy FACE-OFF to see who can save more energy. The two teams are the M...
04/16/2013
Red Lake Falls, MN—Over thirty people toured the Northwest Manufacturing plant in Red Lake Falls on April 4th to learn about the biomass industry in Minnesota. Northwest Manufacturing is home of...
CERTs in the News
06/13/2013
The city of Columbia Heights will be recognized for its environmental sustainability efforts during the League of Minnesota Cities 2013 Annual Conference.
Minnesota Greenstep Cities is a challenge...
06/11/2013
MAPLE GROVE
City recognized for energy conservation
Maple Grove will be recognized this month for its energy conservation and innovation efforts.
The city is among 56 that will receive the...
06/10/2013
WILLMAR — The city of Willmar will be recognized as a Minnesota GreenStep City and will receive an award for advancing to become a Step 2 City by completing 12 best practices.
The award will...
Our Impact
CERTs makes a measurable impact through seed grants, campaigns, and programs.
ENERGY SAVED: 93 billion BTUs
SEED GRANTS: Awarded $790,000
PEOPLE: 87,700 impacted since 2009
CERTs Contacts
For the Media
Meet CERTs Staff!
Chris May is the Northwest CERT Coordinator for the University of Minnesota’s Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships program. He...
Clean Energy Resource Teams