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New Brighton Energy Action Plan 12 • Renewable Energy: This focus area was chosen as the means to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve the health of the community. This focus area’s intent is to include all renewable energy options as they are available and feasible, including solar, wind and geothermal. • Beneficial Electrification: Beneficial electrification was identified as a key focus area to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve the indoor air quality of our homes and buildings. Beneficial electrification also describes the transition to electric appliances and heating and cooling as an equitable transition that does not raise utility costs for or put more burden on community members. These focus areas were chosen to parallel to the City’s Climate Action Plan focus recommendations. Goals and Energy Action Impact The Building Energy Section of the Climate Action Plan projected that the energy sector would contribute to a 34% reduction of the total greenhouse gas emissions from a 2013 baseline year. To align the Energy Action Plan efforts with the climate plan, this plan’s goal reflects that goal but with a more recent baseline of 2021. This results in a slightly more ambitious reduction scenario than the climate plan’s goal. The community-wide Energy Action Plan Goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 34% by 2030 from a 2021 baseline. This goal, assuming annual electricity and natural consumption remains stable, will result in decreased and avoided greenhouse gas emissions, adding up to 34% through the following methods: • Energy Grid Decarbonization • Commercial and Industrial Energy Efficiency • Residential Energy Efficiency • Renewable Energy Subscription Programs Although the following methods will contribute to the greenhouse gas reductions in New Brighton, there is no readily available data to confidently include a measurement of them in the goal. • On-site Renewable Energy Generation • Building Electrification