Letter to the Editor: Northwest MN's Clean Energy Efforts Thriving

Dear Editor,

As someone who works across Minnesota helping communities harness the benefits of clean energy, I am impressed by Northwest Minnesota community clean energy efforts. Take the City of Warren, for example.

Recently, the city created the “Design for Community Regeneration” (D4CR) as a way to plan their resilient future. The project lays out a plan for food, water, and energy securities. Support from the organization I work for, the Clean Energy Resource Teams, helped the city dig into the energy security aspects.

This is just one impressive project happening in Northwest Minnesota’s clean energy world, and I feel momentum is building for future projects. There are more EV charging stations in the region, innovative solar training at White Earth, and smart energy efficiency upgrades happening in partnership between businesses, schools, and their local utilities.

Lastly, a resource to share! If your organization is looking for dollars toward your clean energy project (big or small) check out CleanEnergyResourceTeams.org. The Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) distributes seed grant money to all kinds of community organizations, all over the state, doing great clean energy work.

Respectfully,

Joel Haskard

St. Paul, MN

Clean Energy Resource Teams Co-Director