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Focus Area: Renewable Energy <br />As early as the first survey asking about the team's reasons for wanting to build an energy <br />action plan, we established that greenhouse gas avoidance was crucial to both the plan's <br />success, and to Roseville's future. <br />Aside from reducing demand through efficiency improvements, renewable energy is the most <br />effective tool available to reduce the creation of greenhouse gases related to energy <br />consumption. <br />There are several barriers inhibiting broader use of locally generated renewable energy. These <br />include inopportune site conditions (e.g., heavily shaded property), substantial capital <br />investment, and on -going maintenance needs. Xcel Energy offers an alternative to customers <br />who wish to support renewable energy. This focus area will use strategies to address those <br />issues successfully. <br />Strategy 1: Increase Adoption of Subscription Offerings <br />Description <br />With the Windsource° or Renewable'Connect° programs, both residential and commercial and <br />industrial customers can subscribe to get some or all of their electricity from renewable sources. <br />A modest premium for these programs is added to customers' monthly billing. <br />During 2019, 921 residential premises participated in one of Xcel's two renewable energy <br />subscription programs, representing 3% of residential electricity consumption.' There were six <br />commercial and industrial participants, whose energy usage represents 4% of the sector's total <br />electricity consumption. <br />Target Audience <br />With this initiative, we will target the Roseville homes and businesses that are not participating <br />in either renewable energy subscription program. <br />Desired Outcomes <br />We hope to successfully engage the community to result in an additional 100 residents and five <br />businesses subscribing annually to renewable energy. <br />Strategy 2: Provide Education Opportunities for Residents Considering On -Site or <br />Solar Garden Renewable Options <br />Description <br />For those residents or businesses determined to use on -site renewable energy or to subscribe <br />to a solar garden, there are programs offered to reduce the cost of doing so. Xcel Energy's <br />Solar'Rewards° and Solar'Rewards Community' programs offer an incentive program that <br />compensates participants for the green energy value of the electricity they use. <br />Net metering is another alternative for those with on -site renewable energy generation <br />capability. With net metering, homeowners can sell electricity they produce in excess of their <br />needs back to Xcel Energy, while retaining the renewable energy credit for themselves. <br />9 Roseville has 15,546 residential premises, indicating that subscriptions amount to 6% of total <br />households. <br />Roseville Energy Action Plan 24 <br />