Partners in Energy

Mendota Heights City staff and community members collaborated with Xcel Energy’s Partners in Energy program to create this Energy Action Plan. The plan offers Mendota Heights residents, businesses, and the City itself a path forward to save energy, avoid greenhouse gas emissions, and manage energy costs.

Our Goal

By 2030, the Mendota Heights community will save an estimated $1.6 million through energy efficiency projects and avoid 9,000 MTCO₂e of greenhouse gas emissions.

That’s like removing over 400 cars from the road each year through 2030!

How to Get Involved

Residents:

Sign up for a Home Energy Squad visit. At these visits, an energy expert identifies ways to save energy with a personalized home assessment. They’ll also offer to swap out traditional lightbulbs for LEDs, install a programmable thermostat or weather-strip a drafty door as needed if you prefer. Income-qualified customers can obtain their visits and associated installations for free.

We want to see if the Mendota Heights community can *double* the number of HES visits we got since last year. Help us get there by signing up today.

To learn more about other energy efficiency rebates you could qualify for, visit: xcelenergy.com/residential

Home Energy Squad (PDF)

Submit a project

Have you updated your home to:

Make it more energy efficient?
Access renewable energy?
Switch from fossil fuels to electricity (beneficial electrification)?

We want to hear from you! We want to hear about projects in the Mendota Heights community so other residents can see what’s possible. Contact Krista Spreiter to tell us what projects you’ve done and we’ll follow up.

Businesses:

Sign up for a Business Energy Assessment.

Xcel Energy offers low-cost assessments for businesses of any size, all of which can help your business manage energy costs. Fill out the Energy Assessment Match Questionnaire to get started.

To learn more about energy efficiency rebates for businesses visit: xcelenergy.com/business

Submit a project

Have you made upgrades to your business to make it more energy efficient, use renewable energy, or electrify your equipment? Maybe you installed LED lighting or more efficient refrigerators, subscribed to a solar energy subscription, or used a heat pump for heating or cooling.

We want to hear from you! We want to hear about projects in the Mendota Heights community so other businesses can see what’s possible. Contact Krista Spreiter to tell us what projects you’ve done and we’ll follow up.

Interactive Business Flyer (PDF)

Community Energy Vision

Mendota Heights is a leader in the transition to a clean energy future. This plan guides the city, residents, and businesses to take action to increase energy efficiency and use renewable resources to create more community resilience. 

Focus Areas for Energy Action

Residential Energy Efficiency aims to help Mendota Heights residents accomplish the same level of comfort and lighting in their home while using less energy. This can be accomplished through home upgrades, behavior changes, and participation in Demand Side Management (DSM) programs (DSM programs are voluntary modification of consumer demand for energy through various methods, including education and financial incentives.)

Business & Municipal Energy Efficiency will focus on helping businesses and municipal buildings in Mendota Heights save energy by implementing energy efficient technologies, weatherizing their buildings and participating in utility programs. The commercial and industrial sector consists of service-providing facilities, schools, strip malls, office space, health care, manufacturing and food processing facilities. The municipal sector includes buildings owned and operated by the City of Mendota Heights like City Hall, fire stations, parks facilities and others.

The Renewable Energy focus area includes options to use both wind and solar energy to power homes and businesses in Mendota Heights. Renewable energy can be accessed through utility subscription programs, community solar gardens or on-site solar.

Beneficial Electrification (BE) is the replacement of direct fossil fuel use that results in either lower costs, reduced emissions or more effective use of the power grid. In practice, this means replacing fossil fuel-powered appliances like gas water heaters and HVAC equipment with more efficient versions that run on electricity.

The content of this plan is derived from a series of planning workshops hosted by Xcel Energy’s Partners in Energy. Thank you to the Mendota Heights Energy Action Team for their many hours of service.

Mendota Heights Energy Action Plan (PDF)

Mendota Heights Executive Summary of Energy Action Plan (PDF)

Partners in Energy Action Plan- City Council Meeting Presentation (PDF)