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PAGE 5 Me SUSTAINABILITY NEWSLETTER <br />City of Roseville Public Works & Engineering <br />LPositive Climate News <br />Big wins for train travel! On Tuesday May 21 st, the new Borealis route <br />from Amtrak will provide service from St. Paul to Chicago, the first time <br />in 45 years there will be twice -daily service between the two cities. Addition- <br />ally, the new Brightline West high-speed electric rail line between Las <br />Vegas and Los Angeles broke ground in late April. The train will reach <br />speeds over 186 miles per hour and make the 218 mile trip in just 2 hours <br />and 10 minutes. Learn more about the history of hiah speed rail development worldwide <br />here —it's a fascinating topic <br />Federal Enerav Reaulatory Commission (FERC) passed bia transmission reforms — <br />The new reform to transmission grid planning will enable (much -needed) faster transmission <br />expansion to support a nationwide transition to renewable energy. The rule requires grid op- <br />erators to develop regional plans for transmission expansion in the next 12 months. The <br />linked Canary Media article does a great job explaining why this new rule is so important. <br />`Wind Repowerina' will represent nearly half of all new wind capacity in 2024--wind <br />repowering is the process of updating aging wind turbines with newer components to reduce <br />noise and produce power more efficiently, often adding 10-20% more productive capacity to <br />wind farms built prior to 2012, while costing 50-80% less than building a brand new installa- <br />tion from scratch. <br />Thank you from your Roseville Sustainability Team! <br />Ryan Johnson <br />Environmental Manager <br />651-792-7049 <br />Ryan.Johnson(cDcitvofroseville.com <br />Minnesota <br />GreenStep Cities <br />Noelle Bakken <br />Sustainability Specialist <br />651-792-7057 <br />Noelle. Bakke n(cDcitvofroseville.com <br />•��QUA Zif f F <br />, <br />S®LSMART <br />BEST OF <br />B3 SENCHMARKING <br />U.Y OI Roaenlle <br />Page 17 of 115 <br />