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INTRODUCTION Minnesota's Local Government Project for Energy Planning (LoGoPEP) aims to engage local governments in committing to actionable strategies for energy and greenhouse gas emission reductions by providing communities with planning tools that will help them prioritize impactful strategies, understand implementation pathways, outline a plan for action, and measure progress toward their goals. The wedge diagram tool allows users to explore a city's potential energy futures through a web -based interactive diagram that shows forecasted city-wide greenhouse gas emissions from building energy consumption. The diagram includes historic baseline data, a business -as -usual forecast to 2040, reduction goals, and reduction "wedges" that can be achieved through actions such as implementing neighborhood outreach programs, developing new citywide regulations, and supporting statewide policies. By inputting levels of commitment to each building - energy reduction strategy, users can visualize the predicted impacts in real-time and prioritize high -impact strategies. The wedge diagram is intended to be a living tool that can be adapted each year as communities learn more about the impacts of their actions. The wedge diagram tool is currently exclusive to non -travel energy, which comprises 55%of statewide emissions. To comprehensively address citywide emissions, local governments should also consider vehicle travel, air travel, waste, wastewater, and agricultural emissions. BASELINE DATA Baseline energy emissions data is reported through the Regional Indicators Initiative for 2007-2013 based on information provided by energy utilities and in compliance with the U.S. Community Protocol JorAccounting and Reporting a/Greenhouse Gas Emissions produced by ICLEL' BUSINESS -AS -USUAL (BAU) FORECAST The business -as -usual forecast for energy emissions is based upon the premise that the average person/building/job will use the same amount of energy in the future as they do today, and that the carbon -intensity of the energy used stays constant. This approach enables strategies such as efficiency improvements, updated building codes, and clean energy to be accounted for in the reduction wedges, whether these improvements are legislatively mandated, market -driven, or voluntary. ' For more Information on the baseline emissions methodology, refer to the Regional Indicators Initiative website: www.reRionalirdicatorsmn.mm. Wedge Diagram Methodology I September 2017