Minnesota
Governor
Tim Walz (Democrat)
House Party
Democratic Majority
Senate Party
Democratic Majority
34
28
Midwest
Progress by Policy Area
- Enacted
- In-progress
- Partially Enacted
- Not Enacted
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections in Minnesota
Status | Policy | Policy Area | Policy Category | YR Enacted | |
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The statewide energy code for commercial building construction is ASHRAE 90.1-2019 with amendments. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Codes | 2023 | |
Enacted |
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The statewide energy code for residential construction is 2012 IECC with amendments. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Codes | 2014 | |
Not Enacted |
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Stretch building energy codes are an optional, more stringent building code established by the state that local jurisdictions can adopt to require that newly constructed buildings are more efficient than the baseline state codes. |
Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Codes | ||
Enacted |
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The sale of mercury-containing light bulbs will be phased out by 2025 in favor of LEDs. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Standards | 2024 | |
In-Progress |
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Minnesota recieved funding through the Inflation Reduction Act Support for Building Energy Codes and Innovative Codes to adopt, implement, and enforce a building performance standard to reduce emissions from existing buildings by 50% by 2035. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Standards | ||
Not Enacted |
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Clean heat standards establish a performance standard requiring heat providers to deliver a gradually-increasing percentage of low-emission heating services to customers. |
Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Standards | ||
Enacted |
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Investor-owned electric utilities are required to achieve annual savings equivalent to 1.75% of gross annual energy sales, and public electric utilities are required to achieve annual savings equivalent to 1.5% of gross annual energy sales. Investor-owned and public gas utilities are required to achieve annual savings equivalent to 1.0% of gross annual energy sales. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Efficiency | 2021 | |
Enacted |
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Minnesota has enacted commercial PACE-enabling legislation and has active programs. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Efficiency | 2010 | |
Partially Enacted |
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The State Policy Opportunity Tracker (SPOT) breaks clean energy policies down into “components”, which are binary questions to evaluate policy quality. Higher quality policies have more of their SPOT components fulfilled. Establishing Policies
Policy Components
3/4
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Efficiency | ||
Not Enacted |
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All-electric buildings policies require new buildings to be constructed with all-electric heating, cooling, and cooking systems to transition away from fossil-fuel use in buildings. |
Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Electrification |