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SUSTAINABILITY UPDATE 2021 <br />SEPTEMBER 2021 <br />MINNESOTA <br />GREENCORPS MEMBER <br />MN GreenCorps member, Will Ristow, joined <br />the City of Roseville to advance sustainability <br />initiatives in September of 2020. The Minnesota <br />GreenCorps is an AmeriCorps & ServeMinnesota <br />program, with additional funding and support <br />from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. <br />MN GreenCorps members are assigned to non- <br />profits, municipalities, and other public sector <br />host sites. The focus areas for members are <br />pollution reduction, community readiness and <br />outreach, green infrastructure improvements, <br />and waste reduction. <br />Will Ristow primarily focused on creating and <br />implementing Roseville's Building Benchmarking <br />program with Hennepin County, the Great Plains <br />Institute, and the Center for Energy and the <br />Environment. Additionally, he helped identify <br />City fleets for electrification, expanded <br />sustainability efforts by advancing GreenStep <br />Cities, provided outreach about Roseville's <br />SolSmart Gold status, and coordinated with <br />other Ramsey County cities to provide regional <br />benefits related to the reduction of emissions. <br />Minnesota P404 <br />GreenCorps <br />PARTNERS IN ENERGY <br />The City of Roseville was accepted into Xcel <br />Energy's Partners in Energy Program in July of <br />2020. Partners in Energy, or PiE, is a program <br />that supports communities in developing and <br />implementing energy plans. For this process, a <br />team composed of local leaders, business <br />owners, and residents assisted in the creation of <br />Roseville's Energy Action Plan in collaboration <br />with Xcel Energy, which was formally adopted by <br />the City Council on June 21, 2021. <br />7 Xcel Energy <br />PARTNERS IN ENERGY <br />An Xcel Energy Community Collaboration <br />The City of Roseville has begun to implement the <br />Energy Action Plan by proceeding with the ap- <br />proved timeline related to the 4 focus areas: <br />1. Energy Burden <br />2. Residential Energy Efficiency <br />3. Commercial/Industrial Energy Efficiency <br />4. Renewable Energy <br />To find out more about the Partners in <br />Energy Program and the Energy Action Plan, <br />visit the Roseville website: <br />Cityofroseville.com/Partners-in-Energy <br />5 <br />