Even in one of the coldest cities in the U.S., Kathy Palmer’s heat pump helps displace gas heating, lowers heating bills, and makes her home more comfortable.
Billions of dollars in investment will be needed to help the state hit net-zero emissions. A report by Clean Heat Minnesota has found that the best way to do that is through mass electrification of buildings.
Minnesota is making progress in lowering greenhouse gas emissions in electricity production, but emissions from buildings remain high. Clean Heat Minnesota hopes to change that.
A regulatory hearing dealing with energy policy does not seem like a setting for most Minnesotans but a new coalition is recruiting voices who want affordable clean heating sources in homes and businesses to speak up on such decisions.