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Xcel Energy Representative says Minneapolis Energy Options conversations “created opportunities.”
Posted by Lee Samelson on March 23, 2014
We have had a successful run at the state legislature because we helped position the City of Minneapolis to establish a relationship with our utilities...
Legislation to Empower all 4 Minneapolis Energy Pathways gets March 17th Hearing
Posted by Lee Samelson on March 08, 2014
Three bills that would greatly help implementation of the Minneapolis Energy Pathways Study recommendations are set to have a state legislative hearing in the...
Minneapolis Energy Options praised at City Council Committee meeting
Posted by Lee Samelson on February 25, 2014
Minneapolis Energy Options and supportive members of the Minneapolis City Council were given praises and gratitude in their February 24th meeting of the Health, Environment...
Minneapolis Energy Pathways Study recommends an innovative, first-in-the-nation “Clean Energy Coordinating Partnership”
Posted by Lee Samelson on February 23, 2014
On Monday February 24th 2014, the Health, Environment and Community Engagement Committee (HE&CE) in the Minneapolis City Council will hear a presentation of...
Lessons from Boulder, CO - Why local control of energy matters!
Posted by on October 28, 2013
Public power means local control By Mark Crisson POSTED by Daily Camera: 10/27/2013 01:00:00 AM MDT http://www.dailycamera.com/guest-opinions/ci_24389431/public-power-means-local-control Xcel Energy contends that there is "simply no...
We're growing the movement for a Clean, Affordable, Reliable, and Local energy future!
Posted by Dylan T. Kesti on October 15, 2013
We are moving Minneapolis energy forward and now we are growing the movement. As we're growing the movement and building a new organization to house this...
Citizens Applaud Energy Vision Adopted by Minneapolis City Council
Posted by Dylan T. Kesti on September 16, 2013
MINNEAPOLIS – September 13, 2013 – The Minneapolis Energy Options campaign welcomes the recent commitments by the Minneapolis City Council to clearly define and plan...
How Organizing is Giving the City of Minneapolis a Better Energy Future
Posted by Dylan T. Kesti on September 12, 2013
By: John Farrell and originally published on Sept. 3, 2013 (http://www.ilsr.org/organizing-giving-city-minneapolis-energy-future/) For decades the energy future of Minneapolis was in the hands of others: meaningful change...
Minneapolis City Council Unanimously Votes for a Better Energy Future
Posted by Dylan T. Kesti on August 16, 2013
Today the Minneapolis City Council passed a resolution, supported by Minneapolis Energy Options, that lays out guidelines for the future franchise negotiations with Xcel Energy...
Minneapolis Energy Options welcomes the recent commitments by Xcel Energy to help the City meet its energy goals, but says we must go further.
Posted by Dylan T. Kesti on August 09, 2013
MINNEAPOLIS – August 9, 2013 –The Minneapolis Energy Options campaign welcomes the recent commitments by Xcel Energy to help the City meet its energy goals,...
Mayor Rybak Thanks Minneapolis Energy Options
Posted by Dylan T. Kesti on August 08, 2013
Office of Mayor R.T. Rybak News Release Xcel Announces New Commitments to Minneapolis’ Energy Future Mayor Rybak looks forward to ‘productive, collaborative partnership’ between City...
Minneapolis' energy future: What will our options be?
Posted by Cora Lund Preston on July 30, 2013
By Cam Gordon, as Published in the Twin Cities Daily Planet Community Voices. 7/26/13 Introduction The City of Minneapolis has adopted aggressive goals for...