The 2010 grant awardees are:
Aeon Who: Residents of affordable housing complexes at the intersection of Franklin and Portland avenues
What: Energy audits and outreach efforts to residents and staff to teach them about the buildings’ energy retrofits and actions they can take to improve energy efficiency and fight climate change in their buildings.
City of Lakes Waldorf School Who: Families in the school community and residents in the surrounding area
What: Classroom promotion of energy efficiency and transportation alternatives, with additional outreach via school newsletters, website and social media.
Green Institute Who: Minneapolis restaurants, grocery stores and convenience stores
What: Training on utility rebates and best practices for energy efficiency upgrades
Kingfield Neighborhood Association Who: Kingfield neighborhood businesses
What: Outreach, commercial energy audits, and solar site assessments to encourage businesses to install up to 40kw of solar power using various utility, state and federal incentives
Linden Hills Power and Light Who: Linden Hills neighborhood residents
What: A creative marketing campaign aimed at getting area residents and visitors to use public transit
Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce Who: Minneapolis business tenants and property owners
What: Outreach and workshops focused on energy during their third annual, highly successful Greening Your Business Expo (April 2011)
Minnesota Renewable Energy Society Who: Businesses and residents in select neighborhoods
What: New pilot program for public outreach and coordination of a bulk purchase solar thermal installation, including information on energy efficiency
Northeast Chamber of Commerce Who: Northeast Minneapolis businesses
What: Energy resources outreach activities and an energy efficiency outreach event
To learn more about the sustainability initiative and the climate change grants, visitwww.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/sustainability.