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<br />New Brighton Energy Action Plan 2 <br />City identify and incorporate the community’s energy needs and develop new energy standards as other <br />planning and development takes place. <br />Our Engagement & Outreach Process <br />The creation of this Energy Action Plan was a six-month process to help our community characterize its <br />energy use, identify energy-related goals, and develop engaging strategies to guide change toward our <br />energy future. Starting in February 2023, the Energy Action Plan was driven by a series of planning <br />workshops both held with a larger climate planning team and as its own subgroup as an Energy Action <br />Team. In addition to City staff, this team comprised community volunteers from New Brighton <br />representing city commissions, homeowners, renters, and business owners. The planning meetings were <br />held virtually as well as in the community where team members were asked to share their unique <br />energy priorities in collaboration with City of New Brighton and Xcel Energy’s Partners in Energy. By the <br />numbers, we engaged 12 Energy Action Team members, as well as the 24 members of the climate <br />planning team working on the other components of the Climate Action Plan. The team attended five <br />workshops where energy was a focus, and used the input related to energy from hundreds of surveys <br />completed by a larger swath of community. See Appendix C: Xcel Energy’s Partners in Energy Planning <br />Process for more information about the planning process and Xcel Energy Partners in Energy.