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Roseville 2040 Comprehensive Plan Chapter 9: Resilience and Env. Protection <br />background <br />In addition to providing clean sources of energy that have much lower <br />environmental impacts than conventional fuels, local renewable energy systems <br />can provide local economic opportunities and can help increase energy security <br />if there are disruptions to the global energy supply_ <br />While Minnesota does not have an indigenous fossil fuel supply, the state does <br />have many renewable energy resources available for development The <br />following list includes excerpts from the 'Existing Energy Conditions" report <br />developed through the Minnesota Local Government Project for Energy <br />Planning_ <br />Energy Efficiency Resource_ <br />The most cost-effective clean energy resource is efficiency, which can be <br />achieved through strategies like weatherizafion, efficient equipment, and <br />efficient building operations With Roseville residents and businesses spending <br />1562 million each year on electricity and natural gas, efficiency also represents <br />an opportunity for cost savings <br />As shown in Attachment 4, nearly 2%3 of energy consumed within the city is <br />being used by commercial and industrial customers, despite making up only <br />13% of the total number of premises, making this sector a strong efficiency <br />resource These customers also use a greater percentage of electricity than <br />residential customers, which is currently more carbon -intensive than natural <br />gas. <br />Xcel Energy offers incentives to residential and business customers to help <br />increase energy efficiency_ Participation rates forthese programs can be found <br />in Xcel Energy's Community Energy Reports For Roseville, 2016 participation <br />rates by businesses and residents are shown in the table below, with savings <br />equivalent to 14% of community -wide electricity and 06%of natural gas and <br />plenty of opportunity to expand_ <br />Sect <br />Rebate <br />Ken <br />city ural(ThGas <br />(kWh) <br />Sav Sa gserms) <br />Business <br />164 <br />5,403,554 32,328 <br />Residents <br />1,080 <br />520,856 90,142 <br />Roses czZ PaGonm coissa✓eGonvnProvementProgramc Source: Xce/CommuryYy Ene9Y <br />Rexrt <br />10 <br />