Laserfiche WebLink
FRIDLEY ENERGY ACTION PLAN <br /> <br />4 <br />Table 1: Fridley’s Sustainability Initiatives <br />Fridley’s Sustainability Initiatives <br />Recognition <br />Programs <br /> GreenStep Cities <br /> Tree City USA Community through the Arbor Day Foundation <br /> Pollinator-friendly city with Pollinate Minnesota <br />Policies & Plans <br /> Zoning districts allow roof-mount solar as permitted use and <br />ground-mount solar installations as a special use <br /> 2040 Comprehensive Plan <br /> Solid Waste Management Plan <br /> Active Transportation Plan <br />Community <br />Initiatives <br /> Home Energy Squad buy-down through Housing & <br />Redevelopment Authority <br /> Curb-cut raingarden grants <br />City-owned <br />Buildings & <br />Fleet <br /> Completed Xcel Energy and CenterPoint Energy’s Energy <br />Design Assistance program to improve efficiency in new civic <br />campus buildings in 2017 <br /> Upgraded to LED fixtures in City-owned buildings, parking lots, <br />and street lights <br /> Replacing old equipment with energy efficient models <br /> Updating building operations to include energy efficiency <br />practices <br /> Completing a fleet analysis through Xcel Energy and FleetCarma <br /> Participating in Cities Charging Ahead! <br /> <br />The Case for a Community Energy Action Plan <br />The City of Fridley has successfully integrated energy efficient policies and practices <br />into many of their own operations. Looking to approach energy efficiency more <br />holistically, the City identified Partners in Energy as an opportunity to “involve and <br />motivate different sectors of the community in [energy action planning]”, to ensure that <br />Fridley “is developing sustainably and equitably.”9 This process allows inclusive <br />engagement across all sectors and helps the community reduce energy use and <br />greenhouse gas emissions. City staff saw Partners in Energy as a great opportunity to <br />participate in a community-driven, data-led approach to energy action planning. <br />Xcel Energy’s Partners in Energy <br />Xcel Energy is the main electric utility serving the City of Fridley. In the summer of 2014, <br />Xcel Energy launched Partners in Energy to support communities like Fridley in <br />developing and implementing energy action plans that supplement existing <br /> <br /> <br />9 Fridley’s Partners in Energy Application.