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FRIDLEY ENERGY ACTION PLAN <br /> <br />12 <br />Figure 9: Commercial and Industrial Conservation Improvement Program Participation15 <br /> <br />Renewable Energy <br />Fridley has taken initial strides to support on-site renewable energy installations and <br />renewable energy subscription programs. The City of Fridley removed a barrier to <br />ground-mount solar by updating their zoning ordinance to allow ground-mount <br />installations with a special use permit. Five residential and eight commercial and <br />industrial premises have installed on-site solar installations in Fridley between 2014 and <br />2018, according to City permit records. Renewable energy subscriptions have also been <br />popular among Fridley residents. In 2017, 490 households subscribed to Windsource®, <br />a voluntary subscription program that allows customers to source some or all of their <br />electricity from wind energy. Of these, 68 households elected to cover 100 percent of <br />their annual electricity use with wind energy, representing 0.6 percent of total residential <br />electricity use in 2017. There are two commercial Windsource subscribers; both <br />subscribe 100 percent of their annual electricity use. Fridley residents and businesses <br />also subscribe to Renewable*Connect®, a voluntary subscription program from Xcel <br />Energy that allows customers to subscribe up to a 100 percent of their annual electricity <br /> <br /> <br />15 Xcel Energy and CenterPoint Energy Conservation Program Participation Counts, 2015 -2017. <br />Programs grouped based on common themes defined by Partners in Energy. <br />88 <br />53 <br />13 <br />18 <br />7 <br />3 <br />0 <br />0 <br />94 <br />99 <br />20 <br />29 <br />11 <br />3 <br />3 <br />0 <br />115 <br />43 <br />12 <br />17 <br />3 <br />1 <br />3 <br />0 <br />0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 <br />Lighting <br />CenterPoint Commercial Programs <br />Heating & Cooling Efficiency <br />Other Efficiency Programs & Rebates <br />Process Efficiency <br />Energy Audits & Assessments <br />New Construction <br />Multi-family Programs <br />2017 2016 2015