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Join the Longfellow Energy Fair February 7th
Posted by Lee Samelson on January 20, 2015
A big mission for Community Power/ Minneapolis Energy Options is to spread awareness about accessible programs and opportunities for communities to save money by saving...
E-21 Report Released Recommending New Regulatory Model for Utilities
Posted by Lee Samelson on December 20, 2014
An initiative called “E-21” (standing for 21st Century Energy System) has been tapping into a need for visionary planning on a transition to a new...
The Clean Energy Partnership is Back on Track
Posted by Timothy DenHerder-Thomas on December 11, 2014
We did it! Thanks to the hundreds of community residents calling their Councilmembers, close to 300 showing up to the marathon public hearing Wednesday (12/10/2014)...
Save the Minneapolis Clean Energy Partnership on December 10th
Posted by Lee Samelson on December 06, 2014
Update: The Minneapolis City Council voted 13-0 on December 10th to restore the full $150,000 for the Clean Energy Partnership into the final 2015 budget. ...
We Need You to Stop the Scissors From Cutting the Clean Energy Partnership!
Posted by John Farrell on December 02, 2014
Update: The Minneapolis City Council voted 13-0 on December 10th to restore the full $150,000 for the Clean Energy Partnership into the final 2015 budget. ...
Help Secure Clean Energy Leadership Retire Coal
Posted by Lee Samelson on December 01, 2014
As you've probably heard, our campaign has succeeded in helping Minneapolis form a City-Utility Clean Energy Partnership with Xcel Energy and CenterPoint Energy which have...
Video Presentation: What the City of Minneapolis Clean Energy Partnership Represents
Posted by Lee Samelson on November 30, 2014
A First-in-the-Nation City-Utility Clean Energy Partnership Contribution submitted by: John Farrell November 25, 2014, In the past month, the city of Minneapolis and its two...
Progress Report from Oct. 6th hearing
Posted by Lee Samelson on October 08, 2014
The October 6th, 2014 presentation and public hearing to the Minneapolis City Council's Health Environment & Community Engagement committee fulfilled the recommendations of this year's...
Mobilizing Public Comments for EPA Clean Power Plan
Posted by Lee Samelson on September 08, 2014
A big part of what motivates Community Power is the moral imperative for all of us collectively to lower carbon dioxide emissions on short order....