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PAGE 4 SUSTAINABILITY NEWSLETTER <br />City of Roseville Public Works & Engineering <br />Positive Climate News <br />113 year old St. Paul house goes all electric! - Read a homeowner's ex- <br />perience With converting an older home into an energy efficient, emission - <br />free home. A fantastic read for anyone who aspires to do the same in their <br />home! <br />New York will replace gas pipelines to pump clean heat into build- <br />ings —New York state is working on 13 pilot projects to transform under- <br />ground natural/fossil gas pipelines into underground geothermal networks that work on a <br />neighborhood scale. The Natural Gas Innovation Act passed in Minnesota in 2021 created a <br />framework for utilities to develop innovation projects like this, including networked geother- <br />mal/district energy projects. <br />Solar fence stops snow and generates electricity —Minnesota Department of Transporta- <br />tion is testing a snow fence embedded With 6" wide solar panels. So far, testing shows the <br />100-foot section produces enough electricity per day to power approximately one household <br />(20 to 30 kilowatts). Scaled up to a mile, it could potentially power 50 homes. <br />Optimism About Minneapolis for the New Year. and Beyond —while this Streets.MN arti- <br />cle is written specifically about Minneapolis, the city's policy influence has spread across the <br />Twin Cities metro and beyond. A hopeful look at how we are making improvements. <br />Thank you from your Roseville Sustainability Team! <br />Ryan Johnson <br />Environmental Manager <br />651-792-7049 <br />Ryan.Johnson(cDcitvofroseville.com <br />SMART <br />Minnesota <br />GreenStep Cities <br />Noelle Bakken <br />Sustainability Specialist <br />651-792-7057 <br />Noelle.Bakken(cDcitvofroseville.com <br />0 <br />Bi <br />Z <br />BEST OF <br />B3 BENCHFAARKING <br />Cofer ll, <br />Page 17 of 71 <br />