Programs

  • Clean Energy Policy Advocacy

    STATE POLICY ANALYSIS:CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY MINNESOTA AND ITS MEMBER BUSINESSES BOLSTERED THE LEADERSHIP OF THE WALZ-FLANAGAN ADMINISTRATION WHILE ALSO EDUCATING POLICYMAKERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE REGARDING SEVERAL POLICY AND FUNDING PRIORITIES THROUGHOUT THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATIVE SESSION. KEY CLIMATE AND ENERGY POLICY PROVISIONS WERE SUCCESSFULLY INCLUDED IN THE FINAL OMNIBUS BILL THAT WAS ULTIMATELY TABLED IN THE MINNESOTA SENATE AT THE END OF SESSION. THESE KEY PROVISIONS INCLUDED WERE $20M IN SOLAR*REWARDS INCENTIVES, $16M IN THE WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, $20M IN THE STATE COMPETITIVENESS FUND TO LEVERAGE BILLIONS IN FEDERAL FUNDING, AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY-ASSESSED CLEAN ENERGY (C-PACE) MODIFICATIONS TO ALLOW ENERGY EFFICIENT AND WATER IMPROVEMENTS TO AGRICULTURAL LAND. CEEM ALSO LED THE IN-STATE ROLLOUT OF TWO KEY ANNUAL REPORTS. THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS PARTNERS WERE SUCCESSFUL IN GARNERING SIGNIFICANT ATTENTION OF POLICYMAKERS AND THE PUBLIC WITH THE STATEWIDE RELEASE OF THE 2022 MINNESOTA ENERGY FACTSHEET AND THE 2022 CLEAN JOBS MIDWEST MINNESOTA REPORT. THE IMPORTANT FINDINGS CONTAINED IN BOTH REPORTS HAVE BEEN USED EXTENSIVELY IN CONVERSATIONS WITH POLICYMAKERS AND CITIZENS OF THE STATE TO SPEED POLICY ACTION AND RAISE AMBITION TOWARDS A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $295.3K

  • Stakeholder Convening Events

    STAKEHOLDER CONVENING:IN 2022, CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY MINNESOTA AND ITS MEMBER BUSINESSES HOSTED AND FACILITATED A SERIES OF EVENTS AND FORUMS WITH POLICYMAKERS AND THE PUBLIC SHOWCASING THE JOBS AND ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONS THAT CLEAN ENERGY BUSINESSES ARE DELIVERING THROUGHOUT THE STATE. EXAMPLES OF THIS POWERFUL EDUCATION INCLUDED A SITE VISIT TO THERMO KING WHERE A BIPARTISAN GROUP OF MINNESOTA LEGISLATORS TOURED A CLEAN ENERGY TRANSPORTATION AND REFRIGERATION MANUFACTURING FACILITY TO DISCUSS EMERGING ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKFORCE TRAINING AND CAREER PATHWAYS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HOSTED A MAXIMUM CAPACITY 2023 MINNESOTA LEGISLATIVE PREVIEW EVENT ATTENDED BY 100+ PARTICIPANTS FEATURING DISCUSSION ON THE 100% CLEAN ENERGY BILL. CEEM ALSO CONDUCTED MULTIPLE EDUCATION AND NETWORKING EVENTS FOCUSED ON TOPICS SUCH AS "DECARBONIZING THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT", "FUTURE-PROOFING BUILDINGS", AND "EMERGING TRENDS IN ENERGY STORAGE." CEEM ALSO ASSERTED THE BUSINESS VOICE IN STAKEHOLDER CONVENINGS INVOLVING THE BIOECONOMY, REGIONAL HYDROGEN HUBS, THE MINNESOTA ENERGY CONSORTIUM, AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION OF MINNESOTA.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $118.1K

  • Public Education on Clean Energy

    PUBLIC EDUCATION:CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY MINNESOTA CONTINUED TO MOBILIZE CREDIBLE VOICES OF BUSINESS LEADERS TO EDUCATE OUR MINNESOTA CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION AND THE PUBLIC ON THE POSITIVE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND JOB IMPACTS OF BOLD FEDERAL ACTION ON CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY. IN ADDITION TO A MYRIAD OF OP-ED'S AND LTE'S THAT WERE ORGANIZED IN SUPPORT OF THE CHIPS AND SCIENCE ACT AS WELL AS THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA), CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY MINNESOTA ALSO PLANNED AND ORGANIZED A BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE WITH U.S. SENATOR TINA SMITH AND PROMINENT BUSINESS LEADERS TO DISCUSS THE JOBS AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AHEAD WITH THE RECENT PASSAGE OF THE INFLATION REDUCATION ACT. CEEM SUCCESSFULLY LED THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF THE 6TH ANNUAL CLEAN ENERGY BUSINESS DAY AT THE CAPITOL. OVER 140 BUSINESS LEADERS PARTICIPATED IN THIS POWERFUL DAY OF EDUCATION CONNECTING WITH THE WALZ-FLANAGAN ADMINISTRATION AND LAWMAKERS TO DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF STRONG CLEAN ENERGY POLICIES. CEEM WORKED WITH GOVERNOR WALZ TO DECLARE MARCH 2, 2022 AS "CLEAN ENERGY BUSINESS DAY" ACROSS MINNESOTA (SECURING A GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATION FOR A SIXTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR). CEEM ALSO PARTICIPATED EXTENSIVELY IN THE CREATION AND ROLLOUT OF MINNESOTA'S CLIMATE ACTION FRAMEWORK. IN PARTICULAR, CEEM AND ITS MEMBER BUSINESSES PARTICIPATED IN THE CLEAN ECONOMY WORKGROUP WITH A FOCUS TO, "BUILD A THRIVING CARBON-NEUTRAL ECONOMY THAT PRODUCES GOODS AND SERVICES WITH ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT AND EQUITABLY PROVIDES FAMILY-SUSTAINING JOB OPPORTUNITIES." A KEY RECOMMENDATION CEEM IDENTIFIED WAS THE NEED TO UNDERTAKE AND COMPLETE A CLEAN ECONOMY WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE STATE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PARTICIPATED IN A BUSINESS AND POLICY KNOWLEDGE-SHARING DELEGATION ON CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY TO GERMANY WHILE ALSO FURTHERING PROGRESS ON BILATERAL CLEAN ENERGY EXCHANGE WITH INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS INCLUDING CANADA AND FINLAND.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $177.2K