Clean Energy Resource Teams

Browse the links below to learn more about the utilities that serve Minnesota and the programs they offer. You should contact your utility to find out more about their programs and how they apply to your needs. You can also learn about a variety of utility programs at the Minnesota Energy Challenge resources page.

Contents

Getting Started
National and Regional Associations
Municipal Utilities and Power Agencies
Cooperative Utilities
Investor-Owned Utilities
Natural Gas Utilities
CERTs Case Studies
CERTs Blog posts

 

Getting Started

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Conservation Improvement Program (CIP): Each electric and natural gas utility in Minnesota is required to develop its own Conservation Improvement Plan to raise awareness about energy conservation, to reduce residential and business utility bills, to generate research and development of efficient technologies, and to promote new energy resource development. Learn more by reading our CIP FAQ and by visiting the Minnesota Department of Commerce Energy Info Center.

Energy Data & Statistics: The Minnesota Department of Commerce collects information from a wide variety of sources. Learn more here.

Green Pricing refers to an option that all Minnesota utilities must offer their customers who want to purchase power from renewable sources. Learn more here.

MN Regulation: To learn more about the regulation of Minnesota electric and gas utilities, visit the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.

Residential Energy Use Behavior Change Pilot – Franklin Energy, April 2009
This project was funded through an applied conservation research and development grant from the Minnesota Office of Energy Security (OES). The objective of this research study is to gather, analyze, and present the information necessary for OES and state utilities to move forward with a solid plan for piloting residential energy use behavior change programs as part of their Conservation Improvement Program (CIP) efforts. The end goal of this effort is to help Minnesota utilities better understand how to accelerate energy savings from changes in residential energy-use behavior. This goal includes recognizing the implementation challenges of these programs as well as their cost effectiveness on a dollar per kWh saved basis. By evaluating published studies on energy-use behavior change interventions and in conversations with industry participants, the research team was able to identify evidence as to the variety and effectiveness of behavior change programs and pilots. Also see the accompanying presentation >>

 

National and Regional Associations

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American Public Power Association

American Public Gas Association

Mid-Continent Area Power Pool

Midwest Independent System Operator

 

Municipal Utilities and Power Agencies

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Heartland Consumers Power District

Minnesota Municipal Power Agency

Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association

Minnesota Rural Electricity Association

Missouri River Energy Services (Missouri Basin Municipal Power Agency)

Moorhead Public Service

Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency

Shakopee Public Utilities

Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency – A project by the Missouri River Energy Services.

 

Cooperative Utilities

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Basin Electric Power Association

Dairyland Power Cooperative

East River Electric Power Co-op

Great River Energy

L&O Power Co-op

Minnkota Power Co-op

 

Investor-Owned Utilities

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Alliant Energy – Interstate Power

Minnesota Power

Otter Tail Power Company

Xcel Energy (NSP)

 

Natural Gas Utilities

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Alliant Energy – Interstate Power

CenterPoint Energy Minnegasco

Greater Minnesota Gas

Great Plains Natural Gas Company

Minnesota Energy Resources (formerly Aquila Inc dba Peoples Natural Gas – MN & Northern MN Utilities)

Xcel Energy (NSP)