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<br />27 <br />Figure 15: Total Energy Consumption, 201731 <br /> <br />Historically, industrial customers have been the most active energy efficiency <br />participants among commercial energy users, with particular emphasis on four areas: <br />lighting, fluid system optimization, process efficiency, and motors efficiency. Opportunity <br />exists for additional energy efficiency services, in particular walk-through energy <br />audits32 and recommissioning,33 which historically have had low participation. <br />Multifamily Buildings <br />Multifamily buildings with more than five units were grouped into this focus area <br />because they are typically operated like a business and it is up to building owners to <br />make energy efficient improvements, not tenants. Additionally, utility conservation <br />programs that serve buildings with more than five units are typically part of the <br />commercial program portfolio. <br />There are 149 multifamily buildings with more than five units in Fridley34. Nine buildings <br />are classified as low-income by Minnesota Housing’s Low-Income Rental Classification <br /> <br /> <br />31 Xcel Energy and CenterPoint Energy, Estimates based on modeling and projections by Partners in <br />Energy. Partners in Energy classified electrical commercial and industrial premises based on Xcel <br />Energy’s rate classification and NAICS code. <br />32 Turn Key Services is a full-service program designed to provide our customers with on-site energy <br />efficiency assessments and/or free implementation services they need to make energy-saving <br />improvements. <br />33 Recommissioning is a study that looks to improve the efficiency of existing building operations by <br />identifying and tuning up less-than-optimal equipment within the facility. <br />34 City of Fridley, 2017. <br />26% <br />15% <br />55% <br />4% <br />Residential Commercial Industrial Institutions