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Taking Action

Minnesota GreenStep Cities Workshop | 10-5-16Shann Finwall, Environmental Planner, City of Maplewood

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City of Maplewood

First Ring Suburb of St. Paul Population 39,742 (2015) 23rd Most Populated in MN Land Use 46% Residential 18% Park/Open Space 14% Commercial/Industrial 12% Undeveloped 6% Institutional 4% Open Water

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City of Maplewood

3M Corporate Headquarters

Maplewood Mall

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Partners in Energy Communities

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Partners in Energy Background

November 14, 2014 Maplewood City Council Approved Partners in Energy MOU and Formation of an Energy Action Team

January-March 2015 Planning Phase: Energy Action Team Held Five Workshops to Develop the Energy Action Plan

April 27, 2015 City Council Approves Energize Maplewood!

May 2015-Dec. 2016 Implementation Phase: Energy Action Team and Partners Work Toward Implementation of Energy Goals

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Energy Action Team

Energy Action Team

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Energy Data

– Energy Statistics (2011-2013)• Data Privacy Rules

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– Energy Action Team Reviewed High Energy Areas and Users

Energy Action Team Workshop

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Energy Data

There are 9% Commercial/Industrial Premises that Use 63% of ElectricityThere are 91% Residential Premises that Use 37% of Electricity

Maplewood 2013 Electricity Use and Premise Count by Sector

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Energy Data

Maplewood 2013 Natural Gas Use and Premise Count by Sector

There are 7% Commercial/Industrial Premises that Use 46% of Natural GasThere are 93% Residential Premises that Use 54% of Electricity

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Energy Data

Residential Electricity Use

Areas of High Electricity Use 3M

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Energy Data

Residential Natural Gas Use

Areas of High Natural Gas Use

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Energy Data

Commercial/Industrial Electricity Use

Areas of High Electricity Use

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Energy Data

Commercial/Industrial Natural Gas Use

Areas of High Natural Gas Use

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Energy Action Plan

VISIONEducate and empower

the community to participate in energy

actions that will move Maplewood towards

carbon neutrality.

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Energy Action Plan

ENERGIZE MAPLEWOOD! A Communi ty Act ion Plan

Towards Carbon Neutra l i ty – Energy Education and

Public Events to Motivate Residential Energy Awareness and Reduce Consumption

– Direct Outreach and Energy Coaching for High-Profile Businesses & Institutions

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Energy Actions

Energize Maplewood! • 6-Month Residential Energy

Challenge

Energize Your Congregation!• 3-Month Energy Challenge for

Parishioners

Energize Your Business!• Building Tune Up • Benchmark Your Business

TOLBY the giant energy saving firefly

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Energy Actions - Residential

Energize Maplewood! Residential Energy Challenge

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Energy Actions - Residential

– 6-Month Energy Challenge

– 98 Households Participated

– Energy Actions• Home Energy Squad

Visit• Energy Audit• Windsource• Solar• Insulation

– Events– Social Media

• #energizemaplewood

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Energy Actions - Congregations

Energize Your Congregation! Energy Challenge

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Energy Actions - Congregations

Gethsemane Lutheran Church and School

– Maplewood has 32 Congregations

– Partnering with Neighborhood Energy Connection

– Goal to Sign Up 7 Congregations

– 3-Month Challenge– Parishioners Take

Simple Energy Actions– Opens Door for

Building Improvements

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Energy Actions – Businesses

Building Tune Up

– MPCA Environmental Assistance and Great Plains Institute Grant

– Green Building Code Education and Outreach

– Energy Audits, Energy Efficiency Improvements, Energy Tracking

Frost-English Village

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- Energize Your Business! Breakfast Event

- Recruited 7 Businesses

- Turn Key Energy Audits - $2,500 Energy Efficiency Projects- EPA Energy Star Portfolio Manager

Energy Tracking (3 years prior/3 years moving forward)

- Case Studies

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Benchmark Your BusinessRestaurants and Auto Dealers

5-8 Tavern and Grill

Kline Nissan

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Energy Actions - Businesses

– Maplewood has 47 Restaurants and 27 Auto Dealerships

– Partnering with Minnesota Chamber of Commerce

– Energy Smart Assessments

– EPA Portfolio Manager Energy Tracking Energy Smart Assessment

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Goals

– Enroll • At least 4 buildings in the Building Tune Up Program

– Saving a total of 208,000 kWh and 12,000 therms • 500 new energy actions taken by residents

– Saving 220,000 kWh, 33,250 therms, and an average of $130 per year

– Businesses Save • 400,000 kWh for local businesses and institutions

– Saving an average of $1,750 per year – Hitting these goals

• Reduce Maplewood’s annual carbon footprint by 1.8 million pounds, equivalent to the carbon emitted from 170 passenger vehicles per year.

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Resources

• Partners in Energy Program – https://www.xcelenergy.com/wo

rking_with_us/municipalities/partners_in_energy

• Energize Maplewood! – www.maplewoodmn.gov/pie

• Maplewood Green Building Code– http://www.maplewoodmn.g

ov/756/Green-Building-Program

• EPA Energy Star Portfolio Manager Energy Tracking– https://www.energystar.gov/

buildings/facility-owners-and-managers/existing-buildings/use-portfolio-manager

• Partners in Energy Video– https://youtu.be/5Nu8gE-42X4

• Neighborhood Energy Connection– http://thenec.org/

• Minnesota Chamber of Commerce (Energy Smart)– https://www.mnchamber.com/gro

w/energy-smart

https://www.xcelenergy.com/working_with_us/municipalities/partners_in_energy

http://www.maplewoodmn.gov/pie

http://www.maplewoodmn.gov/756/Green-Building-Program

https://www.energystar.gov/buildings/facility-owners-and-managers/existing-buildings/use-portfolio-manager

https://youtu.be/5Nu8gE-42X4

http://thenec.org/

https://www.mnchamber.com/grow/energy-smart

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