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Appendix D - Resources <br />• Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) —The Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program allows <br />home and business owners to finance efficiency projects through a voluntary assessment on their <br />property <br />• Saint Paul Port Authority (Trillion BTU) —The Trillion BTU program, administered by Saint Paul Port <br />Authority, provides rebates and loans to businesses to complete energy improvements <br />• MN Department of Commerce (Rev It Up) — Commerce annually solicits a request for proposals (RFP) <br />from units of local government seeking low-cost, long-term capital to finance community energy <br />efficiency and renewable energy system projects that are financed via energy savings and/or projected <br />revenues created by the systems <br />• Xcel Energy — Offers a variety of rebates and efficiency programs to customers. <br />• CenterPoint— Offers a variety of rebates and efficiency programs to customers <br />• Institute for Market Transformation — Provides more rationale behind this type of policy, along with case <br />study examples and a tool to compare policies across the country <br />• American Council for an Energy -Efficient Economy —The State and Local Policy database includes many <br />cities' building energy disclosure policies and their requirements <br />• Minneapolis — The City of Minneapolis has passed a Building Rating & Disclosure Policy. This document <br />lays out the rationale of the policy, how it is designed, its benefits, and how it will be enforced <br />• Lake Street Small Business Energy Coaching Pilot Program — Lake Street Council did extensive outreach <br />to small businesses on energy efficiency and documented their strategies and lessons learned <br />• Minnesota Center for Energy and Environment —offers a range of programs targeted at commercial <br />energy efficiency, including lighting HVAC, financing, and more <br />• Minnesota Clean Energy Resource Teams — provides resources, tools, and engagement efforts to <br />implement local energy projects <br />• Minneapolis green business cost -share program —This is an example of an incentive program <br />implemented by the City of Minneapolis <br />• Energy Star for Small Business — Energy Star provides resources and recognition for small and medium <br />sized businesses <br />• Xcel Energy Rebates — Offers rebates for efficiency improvements <br />• CenterPoint Small Commercial Efficiency Program — Offers rebates for high -efficiency equipment <br />• ACEEE— Successful Practices of Small Commercial Energy Efficiency Programs <br />• Maplewood —The City of Maplewood has adopted a strong Green Building Program <br />• SB 2030 —Sustainable building energy standards that achieve net zero development by 2030 <br />• St. Louis Park Green Building Policy - Requires building construction projects that receive or use city <br />financial assistance to incorporate sustainable development practices <br />• Center for Energy and Environment —CEE provides a range of services including home energy audits, <br />home energy squad visits, financing, and assistance implementing energy saving measures <br />• Energy Fit Homes —CEE has developed an Energy Fitness Score for residential buildings that allows home <br />owners to see the relative efficiency of their homes <br />• Xcel Energy — Offers energy audits and a variety of rebates to customers <br />• CenterPoint Energy — Offers energy audits and a variety of rebates to customers <br />• Minnesota Weatherization Assistance Program — Provides free home energy upgrades to low-income <br />homeowners and renters to help save energy and protect against harsh weather <br />