A presentation highlighting the four major energy goals of the city (clean, affordable, reliable, and local), their overlap with the Minneapolis Energy Options campaign, and how the city's Citizens Environmental Advisory Committee can help the city reach its energy goals.

1. CLEAN, LOCAL POWER
A 21st century energy vision for Minneapolis
John Farrell
Presentation to Citizens Environmental Advisory Committee of Minneapolis - Aug. 28, 2013

2. CLEAN
• Denton, TX
- 40%
renewable energy
• Sacramento, CA
- 90%
greenhouse gas
emissions reductions by
2050
Green jobs, air
quality,
renewable
energy, climate
change, asthma

3. $0.12
AFFORDABLE
• 10
large utilities with
higher energy savings
than Xcel (Ceres,
2011)
s
ate
R
g
in
is
R
$0.10
$0.08
$0.06
$0.04
$0.02
Green jobs, air
quality, climate
change, asthma,
cost-burdended
households
$0
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
Residential revenue per kWh (Xcel 10-K)

4. Customer Average Minutes Without Power (2011 SAIDI)
90
RELIABLE
60
30
cost-burdened
households
0
Rochester, MN
Austin, TX
Xcel (MN)

5. LOCAL
• Keep
energy
dollars local:
$450 million per
year
Green jobs, air quality,
renewable energy, climate
change, asthma, costburdened households,
community engagement

6. CLIMATE ACTION PLAN

7. CEAC ROLE
January recommendations

8. CEAC ROLE
• CEAC
• Hold
• City
recommendations -> Pathways
utilities accountable (MOU, Rybak letter)
legislative agenda: franchise and options

9. CLEAN, LOCAL POWER
A 21st century energy vision for Minneapolis
John Farrell
Presentation to Citizens Environmental Advisory Committee of Minneapolis - Aug. 28, 2013