Minnesota’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future

A fact sheet from the Environmental and Energy Study Institute detailing how energy efficiency policies can help Minnesota reduce pollution, lower energy costs, and meet federal air regulations by 2030.

• Implementing specific energy efficiency policies—including annual energy savings of 1.5%, national model building codes, and 100 MWs of new combined heat and power—could allow Minnesota to avoid over 13 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) and save approximately 17 million MWh of electricity by 2030.
• Energy efficiency measures can assist Minnesota in meeting 100% of its carbon pollution reduction goal under the EPA’s Clean Power Plan and are projected to save 151,000 tons of nitrogen oxide (NOx) and 293,000 tons of sulfur dioxide (SO2) by 2030.
• The adoption of efficiency policies is estimated to provide financial benefits to the people of Minnesota totaling approximately $550 million by 2030.

APA

Environmental and Energy Study Institute (n.d.). Minnesota’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future. https://www.eesi.org/files/Energy_Efficiency_Fact_Sheet_030116_MN.pdf

Chicago

Environmental and Energy Study Institute. Minnesota’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future. n.d. https://www.eesi.org/files/Energy_Efficiency_Fact_Sheet_030116_MN.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{environmentalandenergystudyinstitutendminnesotas, author = {{Environmental and Energy Study Institute}}, title = {{Minnesota’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future}}, institution = {Environmental and Energy Study Institute}, url = {https://www.eesi.org/files/Energy_Efficiency_Fact_Sheet_030116_MN.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }