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Great Deals on Home Energy Squad Audits
Spring is finally here and for many people that means spring cleaning. Clean up more than your home this spring, clean up your energy bills as well. Energy audits are a great way to uncover opportunities to save energy and money. CUB posted a blog about the benefits of energy audits last summer. We’re writing about…
Spring Energy Saving Tips
It is officially spring, but spring is a tricky business in Minnesota. Sometimes we get a few months of spring, sometimes a few weeks. We’ve come up with a list of spring energy saving tips for you to implement as appropriate. Due to the ever-changing temperatures, we are also including links to our winter and…
Bill would grant blank check to Xcel for nuclear spending, profits
On March 27,* a bill will be heard that would effectively grant a blank check to Xcel Energy for spending on its two nuclear facilities, the Prairie Island and Monticello power plants — plus guaranteed profits for Xcel shareholders. The bill (HF 3708 / SF 3504) bypasses the cost controls and checks on spending that exist…
Bills introduced at legislature to allow residential PACE financing with consumer protections
As readers of this blog know, last year, I represented CUB on a state task force to identify consumer protections that would be needed to allow Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing for Minnesota homeowners. PACE allows property owners to make energy improvements by taking out loans that they then repay through their property taxes….
Welcome CUB’s newest board members
Please help us welcome CUB’s newest board members! We are grateful to Beverly and Thom for their commitment and very excited to have their leadership and experience as a part of CUB’s team. Beverly Jones Heydinger served as Chair of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, appointed by Governor Mark Dayton, from July 2012 to January…